Rekordhalter

[ʁeˈkɔʁtˌhaltɐ]

/[ʁeˈkɔʁtˌhaltɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rekordhalter” is uncommon German (frequency #61,865 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,865
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der einen Rekord innehat

Corpus desk

Index DE-rekordhalter · Rekordhalter · German

Rekordhalter · rank #61,865 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,865
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rektorat

Nearest frequency peer: Rektorat (+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 „Rekordhalter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rekordhalter
PropertyValue
HeadwordRekordhalter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeˈkɔʁtˌhaltɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,865
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rekordhalter“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rekordhalterfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rektorat“ (#61,866), „Religionsausübung“ (#61,867), „Reiher“ (#61,862). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rekordhalter“ bei #61,865. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rekordhalter is uncommon German at frequency #61,865 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeˈkɔʁtˌhaltɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der einen Rekord innehat".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rekordhalter, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Rekordhalter, spelled R-E-K-O-R-D-H-A-L-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der einen Rekord innehat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Damit ist die Galaxie mit der Katalognummer GN-z11 noch 200 Millionen Lichtjahre weiter von uns entfernt als der bisherige Rekordhalter.“

Synonyms

Rekordinhaber

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 "Rekordhalter"?
"Rekordhalter" is spelled R-E-K-O-R-D-H-A-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈkɔʁtˌhaltɐ].
What does "Rekordhalter" mean?
As a noun, "Rekordhalter" means: jemand, der einen Rekord innehat
How do you pronounce "Rekordhalter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rekordhalter" is [ʁeˈkɔʁtˌhaltɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rekordhalter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rennstrecken#61,871Ratenzahlung#61,856präparierten#61,848Prozentpunkt#61,845

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list