Schlüsselperson
[ˈʃlʏsl̩pɛʁˌzoːn]
The verdict
“Schlüsselperson” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zentrale Person mit wichtigen Kompetenzen, die entscheidenden beziehungsweise führenden Einfluss auf eine Gruppe ausübt
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlusselperson · Schlüsselperson · German
Schlüsselperson · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Schlüsselperson |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlʏsl̩pɛʁˌzoːn] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlüsselperson“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlüsselperson is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlʏsl̩pɛʁˌzoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zentrale Person mit wichtigen Kompetenzen, die entscheidenden beziehungsweise führenden Einfluss auf eine Gruppe ausübt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schlüsselperson in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schlüsselperson, spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-E-L-P-E-R-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1zentrale Person mit wichtigen Kompetenzen, die entscheidenden beziehungsweise führenden Einfluss auf eine Gruppe ausübt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schlüsselperson appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„… der Staatspräsident der Volksrepublik Xi Jinping. Als Schlüsselperson der chinesischen Politik lenkt er das kommunistische Land seit 2013 mit nüchternem Pragmatismus und Kalkül.“
„Heute ist Charles Olivieri-Munroe eine Schlüsselperson in den großen musikalischen Institutionen in Prag, wie der Dirigierklasse der Musikakademie …
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.