Referendar

[ʁefəʁɛnˈdaːɐ̯]

/[ʁefəʁɛnˈdaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Referendar” is uncommon German (frequency #59,108 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,108
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beamtenanwärter, jemand, der in Deutschland das 1. Staatsexamen bestanden hat (für eine Laufbahn im höheren Dienst)

Corpus desk

Index DE-referendar · Referendar · German

Referendar · rank #59,108 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,108
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Regierungsbez…

Nearest frequency peer: Regierungsbezirks (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Referendar“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Referendar“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Referendar
PropertyValue
HeadwordReferendar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁefəʁɛnˈdaːɐ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,108
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Referendar“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Referendarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Regierungsbezirks“ (#59,109), „Reanimation“ (#59,106), „Regierungsform“ (#59,110). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Referendar“ bei #59,108. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Referendar is uncommon German at frequency #59,108 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁefəʁɛnˈdaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Beamtenanwärter, jemand, der in Deutschland das 1. Staatsexamen bestanden hat (für eine Laufbahn im höheren Dienst)".

Referendar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Referendar, spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beamtenanwärter, jemand, der in Deutschland das 1. Staatsexamen bestanden hat (für eine Laufbahn im höheren Dienst)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Referendar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Dauerte es früher ein halbes Jahr, bis Referendare allein vor der Klasse standen, blieb ihr nur eine Einführungsphase von drei Monaten.“
  2. Das Lehrbuch richtet sich an Referendare, die sich auf das zweite juristische Staatsexamen vorbereiten.

Synonyms

Beamtenanwärter

Antonyms

Assessor

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 "Referendar"?
"Referendar" is spelled R-E-F-E-R-E-N-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁefəʁɛnˈdaːɐ̯].
What does "Referendar" mean?
As a noun, "Referendar" means: Beamtenanwärter, jemand, der in Deutschland das 1. Staatsexamen bestanden hat (für eine Laufbahn im höheren Dienst)
How do you pronounce "Referendar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Referendar" is [ʁefəʁɛnˈdaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Referendar" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Referendar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list