Stadtschreiber

[ˈʃtatˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]

/[ˈʃtatˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Stadtschreiber” is uncommon German (frequency #65,710 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,710
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schreibkundiger, der in einer Stadt Schreibarbeiten für öffentliche Belange durchführte

Corpus desk

Index DE-stadtschreiber · Stadtschreiber · German

Stadtschreiber · rank #65,710 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,710
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spukt

Nearest frequency peer: spukt (-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 „Stadtschreiber“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Stadtschreiber
PropertyValue
HeadwordStadtschreiber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtatˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#65,710
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Stadtschreiber“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Stadtschreiberfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „spukt“ (#65,709), „Sprachentwicklung“ (#65,708), „Standardsprache“ (#65,712). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Stadtschreiber“ bei #65,710. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Stadtschreiber is uncommon German at frequency #65,710 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtatˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Stadtschreiber in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Stadtschreiber, spelled S-T-A-D-T-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schreibkundiger, der in einer Stadt Schreibarbeiten für öffentliche Belange durchführte
  2. 2
    Schriftsteller, der von einer Stadt ausgewählt wird, um vorübergehend in ihr zu leben und stadtbezogen zu schreiben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Amt des Stadtschreibers verlangte also zunächst die Kenntnis der lateinischen Muster und die Beherrschung der lateinischen Schreibkunst.“
  2. „Man muss bedenken, dass Wielands Stelle als Stadtschreiber noch alles andere als sicher war.“

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 "Stadtschreiber"?
"Stadtschreiber" is spelled S-T-A-D-T-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtatˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ].
What does "Stadtschreiber" mean?
As a noun, "Stadtschreiber" means: Schreibkundiger, der in einer Stadt Schreibarbeiten für öffentliche Belange durchführte
How do you pronounce "Stadtschreiber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stadtschreiber" is [ˈʃtatˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Stadtschreiber" come from?
"Stadtschreiber" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list