Schusterjunge
[ˈʃuːstɐˌjʊŋə]
The verdict
“Schusterjunge” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sohn oder Lehrling eines Schusters
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schusterjunge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃuːstɐˌjʊŋə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schusterjunge” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schusterjunge is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃuːstɐˌjʊŋə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Schusterjunge doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Schusterjunge, spelled S-C-H-U-S-T-E-R-J-U-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1Sohn oder Lehrling eines Schusters
- 2eine alleinstehende Zeile am Ende einer Druckseite, die gleichzeitig die erste Zeile eines neuen Absatzes ist
- 3Roggenbrötchen
- 4spezielles, traditionelles Kostüm beim Kölner Karneval
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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 “Schusterjunge”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-U-S-T-E-R-J-U-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃuːstɐˌjʊŋə] (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.