Schließer
[ˈʃliːsɐ]
The verdict
“Schließer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mitglied des Sicherheitspersonals eines Gefängnisses, Gefängniswärter
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlie-er · Schließer · German
Schließer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Schließer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃliːsɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schließer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schließer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃliːsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mitglied des Sicherheitspersonals eines Gefängnisses, Gefängniswärter".
Schließer has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Schließer, spelled S-C-H-L-I-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mitglied des Sicherheitspersonals eines Gefängnisses, Gefängniswärter
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schließer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Schließer kam in die Zelle und überzeugte sich erst einmal selbst von Sebastians Zustand.
„Es gab später einen kleinen Streit mit den Schließern, die uns wieder einsperren wollten, während wir natürlich nach Freiheit lechzten, aber am Ende waren wir gezwungen, ihnen eine weitere Nacht lang zu gehorchen.“
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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.