Softwarehersteller

[ˈsɔftwɛːɐ̯ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ]

/[ˈsɔftwɛːɐ̯ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Softwarehersteller” is uncommon German (frequency #75,063 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,063
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unternehmen, das sich (nur) mit der Entwicklung von Software beschäftigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-softwarehersteller · Softwarehersteller · German

Softwarehersteller · rank #75,063 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,063
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sonos

Nearest frequency peer: sonos (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Softwarehersteller“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Softwarehersteller“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Softwarehersteller
PropertyValue
HeadwordSoftwarehersteller
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsɔftwɛːɐ̯ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ]
Letters18
Frequency rank#75,063
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Softwarehersteller“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Softwareherstellerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sonos“ (#75,064), „Sitzreihen“ (#75,061), „souveränes“ (#75,065). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Softwarehersteller“ bei #75,063. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Softwarehersteller is uncommon German at frequency #75,063 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsɔftwɛːɐ̯ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unternehmen, das sich (nur) mit der Entwicklung von Software beschäftigt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Softwarehersteller, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Softwarehersteller, spelled S-O-F-T-W-A-R-E-H-E-R-S-T-E-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unternehmen, das sich (nur) mit der Entwicklung von Software beschäftigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Softwarehersteller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Es ist eine der unangenehmsten Situationen, der sich ein Softwarehersteller ausgesetzt sehen kann: Eine offene Lücke in der eigenen Software, die aktiv für Angriffe eingesetzt wird.“

Synonyms

Softwareschmiede

Antonyms

Hardwarehersteller

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Softwarehersteller"?
"Softwarehersteller" is spelled S-O-F-T-W-A-R-E-H-E-R-S-T-E-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsɔftwɛːɐ̯ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ].
What does "Softwarehersteller" mean?
As a noun, "Softwarehersteller" means: Unternehmen, das sich (nur) mit der Entwicklung von Software beschäftigt
How do you pronounce "Softwarehersteller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Softwarehersteller" is [ˈsɔftwɛːɐ̯ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Softwarehersteller" come from?
"Softwarehersteller" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Softwarehersteller", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tischtennisspieler#75,128Vorbereitungsphase#75,216menschenunwürdigen#74,875Zusammenstellungen#75,287

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list