Schusterjunge
[ˈʃuːstɐˌjʊŋə]
The verdict
“Schusterjunge” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sohn oder Lehrling eines Schusters
Corpus desk
Index DE-schusterjunge · Schusterjunge · German
Schusterjunge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Schusterjunge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃuːstɐˌjʊŋə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schusterjunge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schusterjunge is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃuːstɐˌjʊŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schusterjunge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Schusterjunge bringt morgen die Stiefel vorbei.
„In diesem Augenblick passiert dem Schusterjungen mit lautem Krach etwas Menschliches.“
Synonyms
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.