Lehrerschaft

[ˈleːʁɐʃaft]

/[ˈleːʁɐʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Lehrerschaft” is uncommon German (frequency #64,475 among 30,953 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,475
frequency rank, German
30,953
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit aller Lehrer an einer Schule oder eines Bezirks

Key facts for Lehrerschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordLehrerschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːʁɐʃaft]
Letters12
Frequency rank#64,475
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lehrerschaft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Lehrerschaft lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lehrerschaft is uncommon German at frequency #64,475 among 30,953 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːʁɐʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit aller Lehrer an einer Schule oder eines Bezirks".

No misspelling variants are generated for Lehrerschaft in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Lehrerschaft, spelled L-E-H-R-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit aller Lehrer an einer Schule oder eines Bezirks

Synonyms

LehrerkollegiumLehrkörper

This word in other languages

faculty(English)

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 "Lehrerschaft"?
"Lehrerschaft" is spelled L-E-H-R-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːʁɐʃaft].
What does "Lehrerschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Lehrerschaft" means: Gesamtheit aller Lehrer an einer Schule oder eines Bezirks
How do you pronounce "Lehrerschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lehrerschaft" is [ˈleːʁɐʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lehrerschaft" come from?
"Lehrerschaft" 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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Using “Lehrerschaft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is L-E-H-R-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈleːʁɐʃaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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