Schleswig-Holsteiner
[ˈʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪ̯nɐ]
The verdict
“Schleswig-Holsteiner” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der in Schleswig-Holstein geboren wurde oder in Schleswig-Holstein lebt
Corpus desk
Index DE-schleswig-holsteiner · Schleswig-Holsteiner · German
Schleswig-Holsteiner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Schleswig-Holsteiner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪ̯nɐ] |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schleswig-Holsteiner“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schleswig-Holsteiner is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃleːsvɪç ˈhɔlʃtaɪ̯nɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der in Schleswig-Holstein geboren wurde oder in Schleswig-Holstein lebt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schleswig-Holsteiner, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Schleswig-Holsteiner, spelled S-C-H-L-E-S-W-I-G---H-O-L-S-T-E-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der in Schleswig-Holstein geboren wurde oder in Schleswig-Holstein lebt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schleswig-Holsteiner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bin gebürtiger Schleswig-Holsteiner.
Was, du bist Schleswig-Holsteiner?
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.