Parteigänger

[paʁˈtaɪ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]

/[paʁˈtaɪ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Parteigänger” is uncommon German (frequency #69,572 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,572
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anhänger einer Partei, politischen Richtung oder Persönlichkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-parteiganger · Parteigänger · German

Parteigänger · rank #69,572 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,572
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH parrot

Nearest frequency peer: parrot (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Parteigänger“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Parteigänger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Parteigänger
PropertyValue
HeadwordParteigänger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paʁˈtaɪ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#69,572
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Parteigänger“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Parteigängerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „parrot“ (#69,571), „passenger“ (#69,573), „Parkplatzsuche“ (#69,570). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Parteigänger“ bei #69,572. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Parteigänger is uncommon German at frequency #69,572 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [paʁˈtaɪ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anhänger einer Partei, politischen Richtung oder Persönlichkeit".

Zero misspellings are on record for Parteigänger in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Parteigänger, spelled P-A-R-T-E-I-G-Ä-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anhänger einer Partei, politischen Richtung oder Persönlichkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Parteigänger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seit Jahren hat sich die Judikatur des IV. Strafsenats auf die Parteigänger des Linksradikalismus beschränkt, gelegentlich wurden zur Belebung des gleichförmigen Bildes auch ein paar Pazifisten hinzugezogen.
  2. Neben ihnen werden noch erwähnt die Ritter Graf Bernhard von Schaumburg, Hans von Starhenberg, Jorg von Volkensdorf, der fränkische Ritter Jorg von Waldenfels, bekannt als Parteigänger des Markgrafen Albrecht im Krieg mit Nürnberg, …

This word in other languages

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 "Parteigänger"?
"Parteigänger" is spelled P-A-R-T-E-I-G-Ä-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [paʁˈtaɪ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ].
What does "Parteigänger" mean?
As a noun, "Parteigänger" means: Anhänger einer Partei, politischen Richtung oder Persönlichkeit
How do you pronounce "Parteigänger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Parteigänger" is [paʁˈtaɪ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Parteigänger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Parteigänger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list