Kirchenlehrer

[ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌleːʁɐ]

/[ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌleːʁɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Kirchenlehrer” is uncommon German (frequency #98,684 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,684
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ' Titel, der einem theologischen Schriftsteller verliehen wurde, wenn er großen Einfluss auf die Kirche hatte

Corpus desk

Index DE-kirchenlehrer · Kirchenlehrer · German

Kirchenlehrer · rank #98,684 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,684
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH kinderfreundl…

Nearest frequency peer: kinderfreundlich (-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 „Kirchenlehrer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kirchenlehrer
PropertyValue
HeadwordKirchenlehrer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌleːʁɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#98,684
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kirchenlehrer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Kirchenlehrerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „kinderfreundlich“ (#98,683), „Kirchgänger“ (#98,685), „Kirgisistan“ (#98,686). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kirchenlehrer“ bei #98,684. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kirchenlehrer is uncommon German at frequency #98,684 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌleːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "' Titel, der einem theologischen Schriftsteller verliehen wurde, wenn er großen Einfluss auf die Kirche hatte".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kirchenlehrer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Kirchenlehrer, spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-L-E-H-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ' Titel, der einem theologischen Schriftsteller verliehen wurde, wenn er großen Einfluss auf die Kirche hatte

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Albertus Magnus wurde 1932 vom Papst zum Kirchenlehrer ernannt.

Synonyms

Doctor ecclesiae

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 "Kirchenlehrer"?
"Kirchenlehrer" is spelled K-I-R-C-H-E-N-L-E-H-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌleːʁɐ].
What does "Kirchenlehrer" mean?
As a noun, "Kirchenlehrer" means: ' Titel, der einem theologischen Schriftsteller verliehen wurde, wenn er großen Einfluss auf die Kirche hatte
How do you pronounce "Kirchenlehrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kirchenlehrer" is [ˈkɪʁçn̩ˌleːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kirchenlehrer" come from?
"Kirchenlehrer" 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 "Kirchenlehrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list