Spitzenkandidatin
German, noun/ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩kandiˌdaːtɪn/
Spitzenkandidatin is spelled S-P-I-T-Z-E-N-K-A-N-D-I-D-A-T-I-N (17 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written German, the 30,497th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spitzenkandidatin is a German feminine noun meaning “female front runner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “an der Spitze einer Wahlliste stehende Kandidatin”.
What does Spitzenkandidatin mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale front runner
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. an der Spitze einer Wahlliste stehende Kandidatin
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Spitzenkandidatin
- Spitzenkandidatinnen plural
- Spitzenkandidat masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spitzenkandidatin?
- /ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩kandiˌdaːtɪn/
- [ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩kandiˌdaːtɪn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Spitzenkandidatin in German?
Spitzenkandidatin appears 1.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).