Importeur

[ɪmpɔʁˈtøːɐ̯]

/[ɪmpɔʁˈtøːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Importeur” is uncommon German (frequency #56,232 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,232
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Händler, der Waren aus dem Ausland einführt

Corpus desk

Index DE-importeur · Importeur · German

Importeur · rank #56,232 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,232
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH implantiert

Nearest frequency peer: implantiert (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Importeur“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Importeur“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Importeur
PropertyValue
HeadwordImporteur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪmpɔʁˈtøːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,232
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Importeur“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Importeurfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „implantiert“ (#56,231), „Industriepark“ (#56,233), „informativer“ (#56,234). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Importeur“ bei #56,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Importeur is uncommon German at frequency #56,232 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪmpɔʁˈtøːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Händler, der Waren aus dem Ausland einführt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Importeur in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Importeur, spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Händler, der Waren aus dem Ausland einführt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Importeur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Importeur hatte falsch kalkuliert und wurde deswegen entlassen.
  2. „Nun sitzt Aggarwal in seinem Eckbüro im Langenthaler Gewerbegebiet, an dem die Züge zwischen Bern und Zürich vorbeirauschen, und erzählt, wie er zu einem der grössten Importeure indischer Lebensmittel in der Schweiz wurde.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Importeur"?
"Importeur" is spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmpɔʁˈtøːɐ̯].
What does "Importeur" mean?
As a noun, "Importeur" means: Händler, der Waren aus dem Ausland einführt
How do you pronounce "Importeur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Importeur" is [ɪmpɔʁˈtøːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Importeur" come from?
"Importeur" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Importeur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list