kaufmännischer
[ˈkaʊ̯fˌmɛnɪʃɐ]
The verdict
“kaufmännischer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #29,654 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #29,654
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kaufmännisch
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kaufmännischer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkaʊ̯fˌmɛnɪʃɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #29,654 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kaufmännischer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for kaufmännischer is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaʊ̯fˌmɛnɪʃɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,654 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for kaufmännischer, with forms such as "akufmännischer", "kafumännischer", and "kauffmännischer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "kaufmännische", "kaufmännischen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is kaufmännischer, spelled K-A-U-F-M-Ä-N-N-I-S-C-H-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kaufmännisch
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kaufmännisch
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kaufmännisch
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kaufmännisch
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs kaufmännisch
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: akufmännischer,kafumännischer,kauffmännischer,kaufmmännischer,kaufmnänischer,kaufmäninscher,kaufmänischer,kaufmännicsher,kaufmännisccher,kaufmänniscehr,kaufmännischerr,kaufmännischher,kaufmännischre,kaufmännishcer,kaufmännisscher,kaufmännsicher,kaufämnnischer,kaumfännischer,kkaufmännischer,kuafmännischer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kaufmännischer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "kaufmännischer"
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.
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Using “kaufmännischer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-U-F-M-Ä-N-N-I-S-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkaʊ̯fˌmɛnɪʃɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “kaufmännische” - see the side-by-side comparison. kaufmännischer vs kaufmännische
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