Pfründner
[ˈp͡fʁʏndnɐ]
The verdict
“Pfründner” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inhaber einer Pfründe
Corpus desk
Index DE-pfrundner · Pfründner · German
Pfründner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Pfründner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fʁʏndnɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pfründner“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pfründner is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fʁʏndnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Pfründner 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Pfründner, spelled P-F-R-Ü-N-D-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Inhaber einer Pfründe
- 2Insasse eines Altenheimes oder Armenhauses
- 3Fürsorgerentner
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pfründner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nun rauften sich hinter den Rathaus-Kulissen offenbar die Pfründner, die an dieser Misere verdienen, um die Plätze an den Trögen, sobald ruchbar wurde, dass das Theater an der Wien endlich diesem Missbrauch entwunden werden sollte.“
„Bruderschaftlich organisiert waren auch die Kaufleute (Großhändler, Ex- und Importeure), Hausgenossen (Bankiers), Laubenherren (Tuchhändler) und Schreiber (Beamte), weiters die Kranken und Pfründner in den Siechenhäusern und Spitälern sowie die Seelsorgegeistlichkeit bei St. Stephan […].“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.