Personallücke

[pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌlʏkə]

/[pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌlʏkə]/ noun

The verdict

“Personallücke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht ausreichend vorhandenes Personal

Corpus desk

Index DE-personallucke · Personallücke · German

Personallücke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for Personallücke
PropertyValue
HeadwordPersonallücke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌlʏkə]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Personallücke“ im Deutschen

Personallückeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Personallücke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌlʏkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht ausreichend vorhandenes Personal".

Personallücke doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Personallücke, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-L-Ü-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht ausreichend vorhandenes Personal

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bis 2035 rechnet das Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft in Köln mit einer Personallücke von 500 000 Stellen.“
  2. „Tausende gehen in den Ruhestand und zu wenige rücken nach: In deutschen Amtsstuben und Behörden könnte sich bis 2030 eine Personallücke von 140.000 IT-Fachkräften auftun.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Personallücke"?
"Personallücke" is spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-L-Ü-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌlʏkə].
What does "Personallücke" mean?
As a noun, "Personallücke" means: nicht ausreichend vorhandenes Personal
How do you pronounce "Personallücke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Personallücke" is [pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌlʏkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Personallücke" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list