Redaktorin

[ʁedakˈtoːʁɪn]

/[ʁedakˈtoːʁɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Redaktorin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die wissenschaftliche Texte sammelt, bearbeitet und als Sammelwerk herausgibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-redaktorin · Redaktorin · German

Redaktorin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Redaktorin
PropertyValue
HeadwordRedaktorin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁedakˈtoːʁɪn]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Redaktorin“ im Deutschen

Redaktorinliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Redaktorin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁedakˈtoːʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Redaktorin in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Redaktorin, spelled R-E-D-A-K-T-O-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die wissenschaftliche Texte sammelt, bearbeitet und als Sammelwerk herausgibt
  2. 2
    weibliche Person, die in den Medien (Fernsehen, Presse, Rundfunk, Verlage) Manuskripte abfasst, überarbeitet und verbessert

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Redaktorin"?
"Redaktorin" is spelled R-E-D-A-K-T-O-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁedakˈtoːʁɪn].
What does "Redaktorin" mean?
As a noun, "Redaktorin" means: weibliche Person, die wissenschaftliche Texte sammelt, bearbeitet und als Sammelwerk herausgibt
How do you pronounce "Redaktorin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Redaktorin" is [ʁedakˈtoːʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Redaktorin" come from?
"Redaktorin" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list