Pflegeschwester
[ˈp͡fleːɡəˌʃvɛstɐ]
The verdict
“Pflegeschwester” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliches Pflegekind in einer Familie mit mindestens einem Kind
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pflegeschwester |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fleːɡəˌʃvɛstɐ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pflegeschwester” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Pflegeschwester is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fleːɡəˌʃvɛstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Pflegeschwester in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Pflegeschwester, spelled P-F-L-E-G-E-S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1weibliches Pflegekind in einer Familie mit mindestens einem Kind
- 2Schwester, die in der Pflege arbeitet
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.
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Using “Pflegeschwester”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is P-F-L-E-G-E-S-C-H-W-E-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈp͡fleːɡəˌʃvɛstɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.