Steuerzahler
[ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌt͡saːlɐ]
The verdict
“Steuerzahler” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,670 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,670
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der zur Zahlung von Steuern Verpflichtete
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Steuerzahler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌt͡saːlɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #7,670 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Steuerzahler” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Steuerzahler is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌt͡saːlɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,670 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "der zur Zahlung von Steuern Verpflichtete".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Steuerzahler, with forms such as "setuerzahler", "ssteuerzahler", and "steeurzahler". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Steuerzahler, spelled S-T-E-U-E-R-Z-A-H-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1der zur Zahlung von Steuern Verpflichtete
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: setuerzahler,ssteuerzahler,steeurzahler,steuerazhler,steuerrzahler,steuerzahelr,steuerzahhler,steuerzahlerr,steuerzahller,steuerzahlre,steuerzalher,steuerzhaler,steuerzzahler,steuezrahler,steurezahler,stteuerzahler,stueerzahler,tseuerzahler
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Steuerzahler - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Steuerzahler”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-E-U-E-R-Z-A-H-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐˌt͡saːlɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
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.