Schirmfrau
[ˈʃɪʁmˌfʁaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Schirmfrau” 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 mit ihrem (bekannten) Namen als offizielle Unterstützerin für eine Veranstaltung, eine Organisation, ein Projekt etc. in Erscheinung tritt
Corpus desk
Index DE-schirmfrau · Schirmfrau · German
Schirmfrau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schirmfrau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪʁmˌfʁaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schirmfrau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schirmfrau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪʁmˌfʁaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die mit ihrem (bekannten) Namen als offizielle Unterstützerin für eine Veranstaltung, eine Organisation, ein Projekt etc. in Erscheinung tritt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schirmfrau, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schirmfrau, spelled S-C-H-I-R-M-F-R-A-U.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die mit ihrem (bekannten) Namen als offizielle Unterstützerin für eine Veranstaltung, eine Organisation, ein Projekt etc. in Erscheinung tritt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schirmfrau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Ministerin ist Schirmfrau des Symposiums.
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.