Schriftführer
[ˈʃʁɪftˌfyːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Schriftführer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #23,699 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,699
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - „Person, die bei einer Sitzung, einer Konferenz oder einer Versammlung (etwa eines Vereins) das Protokoll anfertigt“
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schriftführer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁɪftˌfyːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #23,699 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schriftführer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schriftführer is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʁɪftˌfyːʁɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,699 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "„Person, die bei einer Sitzung, einer Konferenz oder einer Versammlung (etwa eines Vereins) das Protokoll anfertigt“".
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schriftführer, with forms such as "cshriftführer", "scchriftführer", and "schhriftführer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schriftführer, spelled S-C-H-R-I-F-T-F-Ü-H-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1„Person, die bei einer Sitzung, einer Konferenz oder einer Versammlung (etwa eines Vereins) das Protokoll anfertigt“
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshriftführer,scchriftführer,schhriftführer,schirftführer,schrfitführer,schrifftführer,schrifftührer,schriftfführer,schriftfhürer,schriftfüherr,schriftfühhrer,schriftführerr,schriftführre,schriftführrer,schriftfürher,schrifttführer,schriftüfhrer,schritfführer,schrriftführer,scrhiftführer,shcriftführer,sschriftführer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schriftführer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “Schriftführer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-R-I-F-T-F-Ü-H-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃʁɪftˌfyːʁɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.