Steuerfahnder

[ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌfaːndɐ]

/[ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌfaːndɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Steuerfahnder” is uncommon German (frequency #76,224 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,224
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die beruflich hinterzogene Steuern eintreibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-steuerfahnder · Steuerfahnder · German

Steuerfahnder · rank #76,224 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,224
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stiegenhaus

Nearest frequency peer: Stiegenhaus (+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 „Steuerfahnder“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Steuerfahnder
PropertyValue
HeadwordSteuerfahnder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌfaːndɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#76,224
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Steuerfahnder“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Steuerfahnderfällt 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: „Stiegenhaus“ (#76,225), „Steinsalz“ (#76,222), „Stielen“ (#76,226). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Steuerfahnder“ bei #76,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Steuerfahnder is uncommon German at frequency #76,224 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌfaːndɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die beruflich hinterzogene Steuern eintreibt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Steuerfahnder in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Steuerfahnder, spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-F-A-H-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die beruflich hinterzogene Steuern eintreibt

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 "Steuerfahnder"?
"Steuerfahnder" is spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-F-A-H-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌfaːndɐ].
What does "Steuerfahnder" mean?
As a noun, "Steuerfahnder" means: Person, die beruflich hinterzogene Steuern eintreibt
How do you pronounce "Steuerfahnder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Steuerfahnder" is [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌfaːndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Steuerfahnder" come from?
"Steuerfahnder" 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 "Steuerfahnder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list