Patrizier

[paˈtʁiːt͡si̯ɐ]

/[paˈtʁiːt͡si̯ɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Patrizier” is uncommon German (frequency #59,948 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,948
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger der alteingesessenen Oberschicht im antiken Rom; altrömischer Adliger

Corpus desk

Index DE-patrizier · Patrizier · German

Patrizier · rank #59,948 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,948
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH paralympischen

Nearest frequency peer: paralympischen (-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 „Patrizier“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Patrizier
PropertyValue
HeadwordPatrizier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈtʁiːt͡si̯ɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,948
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Patrizier“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „paralympischen“ (#59,947), „patrouillieren“ (#59,949), „Ozeanen“ (#59,946). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Patrizier“ bei #59,948. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Patrizier is uncommon German at frequency #59,948 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈtʁiːt͡si̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Patrizier, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Patrizier, spelled P-A-T-R-I-Z-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angehöriger der alteingesessenen Oberschicht im antiken Rom; altrömischer Adliger
  2. 2
    Bürger im Mittelalter, der wohlhabend und vornehm war

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein Patrizier namens Albinus war des Hochverrats überführt und verurteilt worden.“
  2. „Wer wissen will, wie die Patrizier einst gelebt haben, der dürfte das kaum woanders besser erleben können als im Tucherschlösschen in 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 "Patrizier"?
"Patrizier" is spelled P-A-T-R-I-Z-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈtʁiːt͡si̯ɐ].
What does "Patrizier" mean?
As a noun, "Patrizier" means: Angehöriger der alteingesessenen Oberschicht im antiken Rom; altrömischer Adliger
How do you pronounce "Patrizier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Patrizier" is [paˈtʁiːt͡si̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Patrizier" come from?
"Patrizier" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list