Schlüsselfigur
[ˈʃlʏsl̩fiˌɡuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Schlüsselfigur” is uncommon German (frequency #76,131 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,131
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wichtige Figur zum Beispiel in einem Roman oder Theaterstück, deren Handeln den Schlüssel zur Erklärung bestimmter Zusammenhänge bildet
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlusselfigur · Schlüsselfigur · German
Schlüsselfigur · rank #76,131 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,131
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Schlusskurse
Nearest frequency peer: Schlusskurse (-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 „Schlüsselfigur“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- schlammigen
schlammigen
23,874 corpus weight
- Schlosserei
Schlosserei
23,872 corpus weight
- Schlusskurse
Schlusskurse
23,871 corpus weight
- Schlüsselfi…
Schlüsselfigur
23,870 corpus weight
- schlüssiges
schlüssiges
23,869 corpus weight
- Schnapper
Schnapper
23,868 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schlüsselfigur“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlüsselfigur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlʏsl̩fiˌɡuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #76,131 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlüsselfigur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlüsselfigur is uncommon German at frequency #76,131 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlʏsl̩fiˌɡuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Schlüsselfigur in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schlüsselfigur, spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-E-L-F-I-G-U-R.
Definition
- 1wichtige Figur zum Beispiel in einem Roman oder Theaterstück, deren Handeln den Schlüssel zur Erklärung bestimmter Zusammenhänge bildet
- 2zentrale Figur mit wesentlichem Einfluss in einem bestimmten Sachzusammenhang, zum Beispiel in der geschichtlichen Entwicklung, Philosophie, Kunst und Ähnlichem
- 3wichtige, einflussreiche Person in einer Schlüsselposition in einer Organisation, Gruppe oder einem Unternehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schlüsselfigur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jay Gatsby ist die Schlüsselfigur des Romans „Der große Gatsby“.
Nietzsche war eine Schlüsselfigur der europäischen Moderne.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schlüsselfigur", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).