Schuhputzer
[ˈʃuːˌpʊt͡sɐ]
The verdict
“Schuhputzer” 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
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die auf der Straße Passanten die Schuhe putzt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schuhputzer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃuːˌpʊt͡sɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schuhputzer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schuhputzer is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃuːˌpʊt͡sɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schuhputzer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schuhputzer, spelled S-C-H-U-H-P-U-T-Z-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die auf der Straße Passanten die Schuhe putzt
- 2Maschine, mit der man seine Schuhe polieren kann
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 “Schuhputzer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-U-H-P-U-T-Z-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃuːˌpʊt͡sɐ] (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.