Kanzleisprache
German, noun[kant͡sˈlaɪ̯ˌʃpʁaːxə]
Kanzleisprache is spelled K-A-N-Z-L-E-I-S-P-R-A-C-H-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written German, the 261,124th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kanzleisprache is a German feminine noun meaning “written language of a medieval chancery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schriftsprache der Kanzleien in frühneuhochdeutscher Zeit”.
What does Kanzleisprache mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewritten language of a medieval chancery
- 2
feminineofficialese
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schriftsprache der Kanzleien in frühneuhochdeutscher Zeit 2. gelegentlich für Amtssprache
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kanzleisprache
- Kanzleisprachen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kanzleisprache?
- [kant͡sˈlaɪ̯ˌʃpʁaːxə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kanzleisprache in German?
Kanzleisprache appears about once in every 21 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).