Klassleiter

[ˈklasˌlaɪ̯tɐ]

/[ˈklasˌlaɪ̯tɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Klassleiter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lehrer, der für eine ihm zugewiesene Schulklasse (meist über mehrere Jahre) verantwortlich ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-klassleiter · Klassleiter · German

Klassleiter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Klassleiter
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlassleiter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklasˌlaɪ̯tɐ]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Klassleiter” sits in German frequency

Klassleiter falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Klassleiter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈklasˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lehrer, der für eine ihm zugewiesene Schulklasse (meist über mehrere Jahre) verantwortlich ist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Klassleiter, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Klassleiter, spelled K-L-A-S-S-L-E-I-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lehrer, der für eine ihm zugewiesene Schulklasse (meist über mehrere Jahre) verantwortlich ist

Synonyms

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klassleiter"?
"Klassleiter" is spelled K-L-A-S-S-L-E-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklasˌlaɪ̯tɐ].
What does "Klassleiter" mean?
As a noun, "Klassleiter" means: Lehrer, der für eine ihm zugewiesene Schulklasse (meist über mehrere Jahre) verantwortlich ist
How do you pronounce "Klassleiter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klassleiter" is [ˈklasˌlaɪ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klassleiter" come from?
"Klassleiter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list