Rauchfangkehrer
[ˈʁaʊ̯xfaŋˌkeːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Rauchfangkehrer” 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 September 3, 2026) - Schornsteinfeger
Corpus desk
Index DE-rauchfangkehrer · Rauchfangkehrer · German
Rauchfangkehrer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Rauchfangkehrer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁaʊ̯xfaŋˌkeːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rauchfangkehrer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rauchfangkehrer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁaʊ̯xfaŋˌkeːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schornsteinfeger".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rauchfangkehrer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Rauchfangkehrer, spelled R-A-U-C-H-F-A-N-G-K-E-H-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Schornsteinfeger
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rauchfangkehrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Beruf des Rauchfangkehrers galt bis ins 17. Jahrhundert als verfemt und nicht ehrenhaft.
„Die fachliche Qualifikation zum Antritt des Handwerks der Rauchfangkehrer (§ 94 Z 55 GewO 1994) ist durch das Zeugnis über die erfolgreich abgelegte Meisterprüfung als erfüllt anzusehen.“
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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.