Klostervorsteher

[ˈkloːstɐˌfoːɐ̯ʃteːɐ]

/[ˈkloːstɐˌfoːɐ̯ʃteːɐ]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die ein Kloster leitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-klostervorsteher · Klostervorsteher · German

Klostervorsteher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 Klostervorsteher
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlostervorsteher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkloːstɐˌfoːɐ̯ʃteːɐ]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Klostervorsteher“ im Deutschen

Klostervorsteherschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Klostervorsteher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkloːstɐˌfoːɐ̯ʃteːɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die ein Kloster leitet".

No misspelling variants are generated for Klostervorsteher in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Klostervorsteher, spelled K-L-O-S-T-E-R-V-O-R-S-T-E-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die ein Kloster leitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „›Es ist ein historischer Ort‹, sagte Li, ›der Kangxi-Kaiser war hier und hat dem Klostervorsteher ein Jadesiegel überreicht.‹“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klostervorsteher"?
"Klostervorsteher" is spelled K-L-O-S-T-E-R-V-O-R-S-T-E-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkloːstɐˌfoːɐ̯ʃteːɐ].
What does "Klostervorsteher" mean?
As a noun, "Klostervorsteher" means: Person, die ein Kloster leitet
How do you pronounce "Klostervorsteher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klostervorsteher" is [ˈkloːstɐˌfoːɐ̯ʃteːɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klostervorsteher" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list