Softwarehersteller
[ˈsɔftwɛːɐ̯ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ]
The verdict
“Softwarehersteller” is uncommon German (frequency #75,063 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,063
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unternehmen, das sich (nur) mit der Entwicklung von Software beschäftigt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Softwarehersteller |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsɔftwɛːɐ̯ˌheːɐ̯ʃtɛlɐ] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #75,063 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Softwarehersteller” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Softwarehersteller is uncommon German at frequency #75,063 among 107,600 “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
- 1Unternehmen, das sich (nur) mit der Entwicklung von Software beschäftigt
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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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-O-F-T-W-A-R-E-H-E-R-S-T-E-L-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.