Purser
[ˈpøːɐ̯sɐ]
The verdict
“Purser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zahlmeister oder Proviantmeister auf einem Schiff
Corpus desk
Index DE-purser · Purser · German
Purser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Purser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpøːɐ̯sɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Purser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Purser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpøːɐ̯sɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Purser, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Purser, spelled P-U-R-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Zahlmeister oder Proviantmeister auf einem Schiff
- 2leitender Steward in einem Flugzeug
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Purser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
LeSeur hatte alle Abteilungsleiter zu einer Not-Personalversammlung einberufen, und schon trafen die Leiter der Hotellerie- und Unterhaltungsabteilung, der Purser, der Bootsmann und der Chefsteward ein.
Als Purser führen Sie das Kabinenteam an Bord eines Flugzeuges.
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.