Museumsdirektor

[muˈzeːʊmsdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯]

/[muˈzeːʊmsdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Museumsdirektor” is uncommon German (frequency #67,534 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,534
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person an der Spitze eines Museums

Key facts for Museumsdirektor
PropertyValue
HeadwordMuseumsdirektor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muˈzeːʊmsdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯]
Letters15
Frequency rank#67,534
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Museumsdirektor” 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). Museumsdirektor lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Museumsdirektor is uncommon German at frequency #67,534 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [muˈzeːʊmsdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person an der Spitze eines Museums".

Museumsdirektor doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Museumsdirektor, spelled M-U-S-E-U-M-S-D-I-R-E-K-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person an der Spitze eines Museums

Synonyms

Museumsleiter

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 "Museumsdirektor"?
"Museumsdirektor" is spelled M-U-S-E-U-M-S-D-I-R-E-K-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [muˈzeːʊmsdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯].
What does "Museumsdirektor" mean?
As a noun, "Museumsdirektor" means: Person an der Spitze eines Museums
How do you pronounce "Museumsdirektor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Museumsdirektor" is [muˈzeːʊmsdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Museumsdirektor" come from?
"Museumsdirektor" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Museumsdirektor”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is M-U-S-E-U-M-S-D-I-R-E-K-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [muˈzeːʊmsdiˌʁɛktoːɐ̯] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list