Schriftführerin

[ˈʃʁɪftˌfyːʁəʁɪn]

/[ˈʃʁɪftˌfyːʁəʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schriftführerin” is uncommon German (frequency #77,291 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,291
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche „Person, die bei einer Sitzung, einer Konferenz oder einer Versammlung (etwa eines Vereins) das Protokoll anfertigt“

Key facts for Schriftführerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchriftführerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁɪftˌfyːʁəʁɪn]
Letters15
Frequency rank#77,291
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schriftführerin” 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). Schriftführerin lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Schriftführerin is uncommon German at frequency #77,291 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁɪftˌfyːʁəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche „Person, die bei einer Sitzung, einer Konferenz oder einer Versammlung (etwa eines Vereins) das Protokoll anfertigt“".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schriftführerin, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Schriftführerin, spelled S-C-H-R-I-F-T-F-Ü-H-R-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche „Person, die bei einer Sitzung, einer Konferenz oder einer Versammlung (etwa eines Vereins) das Protokoll anfertigt“

Synonyms

ProtokollantinProtokollführerinSchreiberinAktuarin

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 "Schriftführerin"?
"Schriftführerin" is spelled S-C-H-R-I-F-T-F-Ü-H-R-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁɪftˌfyːʁəʁɪn].
What does "Schriftführerin" mean?
As a noun, "Schriftführerin" means: weibliche „Person, die bei einer Sitzung, einer Konferenz oder einer Versammlung (etwa eines Vereins) das Protokoll anfertigt“
How do you pronounce "Schriftführerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schriftführerin" is [ˈʃʁɪftˌfyːʁəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schriftführerin" come from?
"Schriftführerin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Schriftführerin”

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-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃʁɪftˌfyːʁəʁɪn] (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