Kundschafter

[ˈkʊntʃaftɐ]

/[ˈkʊntʃaftɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kundschafter” is uncommon German (frequency #66,415 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,415
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der etwas auskundschaftet, erkundet

Corpus desk

Index DE-kundschafter · Kundschafter · German

Kundschafter · rank #66,415 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,415
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kulturwissens…

Nearest frequency peer: Kulturwissenschaft (-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 „Kundschafter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kundschafter
PropertyValue
HeadwordKundschafter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkʊntʃaftɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#66,415
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kundschafter“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kulturwissenschaft“ (#66,414), „Kurzweil“ (#66,416), „Kulanz“ (#66,412). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kundschafter“ bei #66,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kundschafter is uncommon German at frequency #66,415 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʊntʃaftɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der etwas auskundschaftet, erkundet".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kundschafter, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Kundschafter, spelled K-U-N-D-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der etwas auskundschaftet, erkundet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Abed, den wir als Kundschafter ausgeschickt hatten, meldete, daß die Spanier schnell aufholten.“
  2. „Martin und Henry gehörten zu den Kundschaftern, die zum Poklonnaja hinaufgeschickt wurden, um feindliche Stellungen auszuspähen.“

This word in other languages

scout(English)éclaireur(Français)

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 "Kundschafter"?
"Kundschafter" is spelled K-U-N-D-S-C-H-A-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʊntʃaftɐ].
What does "Kundschafter" mean?
As a noun, "Kundschafter" means: jemand, der etwas auskundschaftet, erkundet
How do you pronounce "Kundschafter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kundschafter" is [ˈkʊntʃaftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kundschafter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kundschafter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list