Paragrafenhengst
[paʁaˈɡʁaːfn̩ˌhɛŋst]
The verdict
“Paragrafenhengst” 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 sich berufsmäßig mit der Juristerei befasst
Corpus desk
Index DE-paragrafenhengst · Paragrafenhengst · German
Paragrafenhengst · 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 "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Paragrafenhengst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paʁaˈɡʁaːfn̩ˌhɛŋst] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Paragrafenhengst“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Paragrafenhengst is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paʁaˈɡʁaːfn̩ˌhɛŋst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Paragrafenhengst, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Paragrafenhengst, spelled P-A-R-A-G-R-A-F-E-N-H-E-N-G-S-T.
Definition
- 1Person, die sich berufsmäßig mit der Juristerei befasst
- 2Person, der vorgeworfen wird, in allzu kleinlicher Weise auf der Einhaltung von Paragrafen und sonstigen Vorschriften zu bestehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Paragrafenhengst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Willst du etwa auch ein Paragrafenhengst werden?
Beschäftigte im öffentlichen Dienst werden leicht als Paragrafenhengste verstanden.
Synonyms
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.