Karrierefrau
[kaˈʁi̯eːʁəˌfʁaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Karrierefrau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frau, die großen Wert auf einen erfolgreichen beruflichen Werdegang legt
Corpus desk
Index DE-karrierefrau · Karrierefrau · German
Karrierefrau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Karrierefrau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈʁi̯eːʁəˌfʁaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Karrierefrau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Karrierefrau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈʁi̯eːʁəˌfʁaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frau, die großen Wert auf einen erfolgreichen beruflichen Werdegang legt".
Karrierefrau doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Karrierefrau, spelled K-A-R-R-I-E-R-E-F-R-A-U.
Definition
- 1Frau, die großen Wert auf einen erfolgreichen beruflichen Werdegang legt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Karrierefrau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kurz vor ihrem 30. Geburtstag gilt sie eher als Partygirl denn als ernstzunehmende Karrierefrau.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.