Steuerbetrug
[ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐbəˌtʁuːk]
The verdict
“Steuerbetrug” is uncommon German (frequency #59,215 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,215
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verringerung der Steuerpflicht durch unberechtigte Angabe steuermindernder Umstände
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Steuerbetrug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐbəˌtʁuːk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #59,215 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Steuerbetrug” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Steuerbetrug is uncommon German at frequency #59,215 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐbəˌtʁuːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verringerung der Steuerpflicht durch unberechtigte Angabe steuermindernder Umstände".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Steuerbetrug, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 Steuerbetrug, spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-B-E-T-R-U-G.
Definition
- 1Verringerung der Steuerpflicht durch unberechtigte Angabe steuermindernder Umstände
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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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Using “Steuerbetrug”
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- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-U-E-R-B-E-T-R-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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