Recruiter

[ʁiˈkʁuːtɐ]

/[ʁiˈkʁuːtɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Recruiter” is uncommon German (frequency #77,228 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,228
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die im Auftrag eines Unternehmens, einer Organisation oder dergleichen nach (qualifizierten) Arbeitskräften sucht

Key facts for Recruiter
PropertyValue
HeadwordRecruiter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁiˈkʁuːtɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,228
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Recruiter” 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). Recruiter lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

Recruiter is uncommon German at frequency #77,228 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁiˈkʁuːtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die im Auftrag eines Unternehmens, einer Organisation oder dergleichen nach (qualifizierten) Arbeitskräften sucht".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Recruiter in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Recruiter, spelled R-E-C-R-U-I-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die im Auftrag eines Unternehmens, einer Organisation oder dergleichen nach (qualifizierten) Arbeitskräften sucht

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 "Recruiter"?
"Recruiter" is spelled R-E-C-R-U-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁiˈkʁuːtɐ].
What does "Recruiter" mean?
As a noun, "Recruiter" means: Person, die im Auftrag eines Unternehmens, einer Organisation oder dergleichen nach (qualifizierten) Arbeitskräften sucht
How do you pronounce "Recruiter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Recruiter" is [ʁiˈkʁuːtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Recruiter" come from?
"Recruiter" 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 “Recruiter”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-C-R-U-I-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁiˈkʁuːtɐ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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