Schrittmacherin
[ˈʃʁɪtˌmaxəʁɪn]
The verdict
“Schrittmacherin” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Läuferin, die in einem Langstreckenrennen für jemand anderen/für andere die Geschwindigkeit eine gewisse Zeit auf einem konstant hohen Niveau hält, aber in der Regel nicht die ganze Distanz absolviert
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schrittmacherin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁɪtˌmaxəʁɪn] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schrittmacherin” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schrittmacherin is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʁɪtˌmaxəʁɪn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Schrittmacherin has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schrittmacherin, spelled S-C-H-R-I-T-T-M-A-C-H-E-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1Läuferin, die in einem Langstreckenrennen für jemand anderen/für andere die Geschwindigkeit eine gewisse Zeit auf einem konstant hohen Niveau hält, aber in der Regel nicht die ganze Distanz absolviert
- 2Motorradfahrerin, die folgenden Bahnradsportlern bei bestimmten Rennen Windschatten bietet
- 3weibliche Person oder Institution, Gruppierung oder Ähnliches, die durch ihre Aktivität andere mitreißt, die der Auslöser, Antrieb für einen Fortschritt ist
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Schrittmacherin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-R-I-T-T-M-A-C-H-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃʁɪtˌmaxəʁɪn] (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.