Schreiberlinge

[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐlɪŋə]

/[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐlɪŋə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schreiberlinge” is uncommon German (frequency #99,060 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,060
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schreiberling

Key facts for Schreiberlinge
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchreiberlinge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐlɪŋə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#99,060
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schreiberlinge” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schreiberlinge lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schreiberlinge is uncommon German at frequency #99,060 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐlɪŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Schreiberlinge doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schreiberlinge, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-R-L-I-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schreiberling
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schreiberling
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schreiberling
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schreiberling

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schreiberlinge"?
"Schreiberlinge" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-R-L-I-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐlɪŋə].
What does "Schreiberlinge" mean?
As a noun, "Schreiberlinge" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schreiberling
How do you pronounce "Schreiberlinge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schreiberlinge" is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐlɪŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schreiberlinge" come from?
"Schreiberlinge" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Schreiberlinge”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-R-L-I-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐlɪŋə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list