Priesterschaft

[ˈpʁiːstɐʃaft]

/[ˈpʁiːstɐʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Priesterschaft” is an uncommon German word, ranked #98,932 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#98,932
frequency rank, German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Priester

Key facts for Priesterschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordPriesterschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʁiːstɐʃaft]
Letters14
Frequency rank#98,932
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Priesterschaft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Priesterschaft lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Priesterschaft is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpʁiːstɐʃaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #98,932 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gesamtheit der Priester".

Priesterschaft has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Priesterschaft, spelled P-R-I-E-S-T-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Priester

This word in other languages

priesthood(English)

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 "Priesterschaft"?
"Priesterschaft" is spelled P-R-I-E-S-T-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁiːstɐʃaft].
What does "Priesterschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Priesterschaft" means: Gesamtheit der Priester
How do you pronounce "Priesterschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Priesterschaft" is [ˈpʁiːstɐʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Priesterschaft" come from?
"Priesterschaft" 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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Using “Priesterschaft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-R-I-E-S-T-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpʁiːstɐʃaft] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list