Lehrerschwemme

[ˈleːʁɐˌʃvɛmə]

/[ˈleːʁɐˌʃvɛmə]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Situation, dass es zu viele Lehrer auf dem Arbeitsmarkt gibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-lehrerschwemme · Lehrerschwemme · German

Lehrerschwemme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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 Lehrerschwemme
PropertyValue
HeadwordLehrerschwemme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈleːʁɐˌʃvɛmə]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lehrerschwemme” sits in German frequency

Lehrerschwemme 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

Lehrerschwemme is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈleːʁɐˌʃvɛmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Situation, dass es zu viele Lehrer auf dem Arbeitsmarkt gibt".

Lehrerschwemme doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Lehrerschwemme, spelled L-E-H-R-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Situation, dass es zu viele Lehrer auf dem Arbeitsmarkt gibt

Antonyms

Lehrermangel

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lehrerschwemme"?
"Lehrerschwemme" is spelled L-E-H-R-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈleːʁɐˌʃvɛmə].
What does "Lehrerschwemme" mean?
As a noun, "Lehrerschwemme" means: die Situation, dass es zu viele Lehrer auf dem Arbeitsmarkt gibt
How do you pronounce "Lehrerschwemme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lehrerschwemme" is [ˈleːʁɐˌʃvɛmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lehrerschwemme" come from?
"Lehrerschwemme" 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