Intendantin

[ɪntɛnˈdantɪn]

/[ɪntɛnˈdantɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Intendantin” is uncommon German (frequency #70,412 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,412
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (künstlerische) Leiterin einer Oper, eines Theaters oder eines Rundfunksenders

Corpus desk

Index DE-intendantin · Intendantin · German

Intendantin · rank #70,412 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,412
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH inseriert

Nearest frequency peer: inseriert (-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 „Intendantin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Intendantin
PropertyValue
HeadwordIntendantin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪntɛnˈdantɪn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,412
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Intendantin“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Intendantinfällt 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: „inseriert“ (#70,411), „Internetnutzung“ (#70,413), „interstellar“ (#70,414). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Intendantin“ bei #70,412. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Intendantin is uncommon German at frequency #70,412 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪntɛnˈdantɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(künstlerische) Leiterin einer Oper, eines Theaters oder eines Rundfunksenders".

Zero misspellings are on record for Intendantin in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Intendantin, spelled I-N-T-E-N-D-A-N-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (künstlerische) Leiterin einer Oper, eines Theaters oder eines Rundfunksenders

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Intendantin ist heute leider nicht anwesend und wird durch ihre Stellvertreterin ersetzt.

This word in other languages

intendante(Français)

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 "Intendantin"?
"Intendantin" is spelled I-N-T-E-N-D-A-N-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪntɛnˈdantɪn].
What does "Intendantin" mean?
As a noun, "Intendantin" means: (künstlerische) Leiterin einer Oper, eines Theaters oder eines Rundfunksenders
How do you pronounce "Intendantin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Intendantin" is [ɪntɛnˈdantɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hergenommen#70,378Klappentext#70,460Komponistin#70,474Komödianten#70,475

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list