Schultheiß
[ˈʃʊltaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Schultheiß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorsteher eines Ortes
Corpus desk
Index DE-schulthei · Schultheiß · German
Schultheiß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schultheiß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊltaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schultheiß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schultheiß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊltaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schultheiß, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Schultheiß, spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-H-E-I-S-S.
Definition
- 1Vorsteher eines Ortes
- 2in manchen Städten bis ins 19. Jahrhundert die Amtsbezeichnung des Bürgermeisters, zum Beispiel in Bern, Freiburg und Solothurn
- 3im Kanton Luzern von 1803 bis 2007 die Amtsbezeichnung des Vorsitzenden der Kantonsregierung
- 4manchenorts der Vorsitzende gewisser Verwaltungs- oder Gerichtsbehörden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schultheiß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Fragt der Berliner nach der Herkunft des Wortes Schultheiß, hat er es leicht.“
„Schultheissen / Regierungspräsidenten des Standes Luzern.“
This word in other languages
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.