Schriftstellerei
German, noun/ʃʁɪftʃtɛləˈʁaɪ̯/
Schriftstellerei is spelled S-C-H-R-I-F-T-S-T-E-L-L-E-R-E-I (16 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 75,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schriftstellerei is a German feminine noun meaning “writing, authorship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wiederholtes und/oder berufsmäßiges Verfassen von Texten”.
What does Schriftstellerei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininewriting, authorship
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wiederholtes und/oder berufsmäßiges Verfassen von Texten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schriftstellerei
- Schriftstellereien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schriftstellerei?
- /ʃʁɪftʃtɛləˈʁaɪ̯/
- [ʃʁɪftʃtɛləˈʁaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schriftstellerei in German?
Schriftstellerei appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).