Silbenstecher
[ˈzɪlbn̩ˌʃtɛçɐ]
The verdict
“Silbenstecher” 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) - Person, die etwas Geäußertes unangemessen genau/wörtlich nimmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-silbenstecher · Silbenstecher · German
Silbenstecher · 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 | Silbenstecher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɪlbn̩ˌʃtɛçɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Silbenstecher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Silbenstecher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɪlbn̩ˌʃtɛçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Silbenstecher in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Silbenstecher, spelled S-I-L-B-E-N-S-T-E-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die etwas Geäußertes unangemessen genau/wörtlich nimmt
- 2jemand, der als Autor mit hoher oder gar übertriebener Präzision arbeitet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Silbenstecher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nur aus dem Geist des Ganzen heraus kann für Langbehn in der Bibel Gottes Wort gefunden werden, »aber nicht im Sinne der Silbenstecher und der philologischen Kleingeister.«“
„Grass beweist sich als begnadeter Wortfinder, Lautmaler, Silbenstecher, der den Leser, aber fast mehr noch den Hörer der zeitgleich erschienenen, vom Autor selbst gesprochenen Hörbuchausgabe in den Bann zieht.“
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.