Schiedsrichter
[ˈʃiːt͡sˌʁɪçtɐ]
The verdict
“Schiedsrichter” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,813 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,813
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 23
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der ranghöchste und unparteiische (Kampf-)Richter bei einer Sportveranstaltung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schiedsrichter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃiːt͡sˌʁɪçtɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #7,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schiedsrichter” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schiedsrichter is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃiːt͡sˌʁɪçtɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,813 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schiedsrichter, with forms such as "cshiedsrichter", "scchiedsrichter", and "scheidsrichter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Schiedsrichter, spelled S-C-H-I-E-D-S-R-I-C-H-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1der ranghöchste und unparteiische (Kampf-)Richter bei einer Sportveranstaltung
- 2Richter bei einem Schiedsgericht, Schiedsmann
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshiedsrichter,scchiedsrichter,scheidsrichter,schhiedsrichter,schidesrichter,schieddsrichter,schiedrsichter,schiedsirchter,schiedsrcihter,schiedsricchter,schiedsrichetr,schiedsrichhter,schiedsrichterr,schiedsrichtre,schiedsrichtter,schiedsricther,schiedsrihcter,schiedsrrichter,schiedssrichter,schiesdrichter,scihedsrichter,shciedsrichter,sschiedsrichter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schiedsrichter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Schiedsrichter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-I-E-D-S-R-I-C-H-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃiːt͡sˌʁɪçtɐ] (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
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.