Paragrafenreiter
[paʁaˈɡʁaːfn̩ˌʁaɪ̯tɐ]
The verdict
“Paragrafenreiter” 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, der vorgeworfen wird, in allzu kleinlicher Weise auf der Einhaltung von Paragrafen und sonstigen Vorschriften zu bestehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-paragrafenreiter · Paragrafenreiter · German
Paragrafenreiter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | Paragrafenreiter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paʁaˈɡʁaːfn̩ˌʁaɪ̯tɐ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Paragrafenreiter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Paragrafenreiter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paʁaˈɡʁaːfn̩ˌʁaɪ̯tɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, der vorgeworfen wird, in allzu kleinlicher Weise auf der Einhaltung von Paragrafen und sonstigen Vorschriften zu bestehen".
Zero misspellings are on record for Paragrafenreiter in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Paragrafenreiter, spelled P-A-R-A-G-R-A-F-E-N-R-E-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, der vorgeworfen wird, in allzu kleinlicher Weise auf der Einhaltung von Paragrafen und sonstigen Vorschriften zu bestehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Paragrafenreiter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beschäftigte im öffentlichen Dienst werden leicht als Paragrafenreiter verstanden.
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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.