Strippenzieher

[ˈʃtʁɪpn̩ˌt͡siːɐ]

/[ˈʃtʁɪpn̩ˌt͡siːɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Strippenzieher” is uncommon German (frequency #85,895 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,895
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die im Hintergrund eigene oder fremde Interessen durchsetzt, ohne das Dritte das erkennen können

Corpus desk

Index DE-strippenzieher · Strippenzieher · German

Strippenzieher · rank #85,895 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,895
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stringent

Nearest frequency peer: stringent (-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 „Strippenzieher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Strippenzieher
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrippenzieher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁɪpn̩ˌt͡siːɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#85,895
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Strippenzieher“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Strippenzieherfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „stringent“ (#85,894), „Streuobstwiese“ (#85,893), „Studienkollegen“ (#85,899). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Strippenzieher“ bei #85,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Strippenzieher is uncommon German at frequency #85,895 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁɪpn̩ˌt͡siːɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Strippenzieher in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Strippenzieher, spelled S-T-R-I-P-P-E-N-Z-I-E-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die im Hintergrund eigene oder fremde Interessen durchsetzt, ohne das Dritte das erkennen können
  2. 2
    Person, die Kabel verlegt; Elektriker

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Schäuble war ein wichtiger Strippenzieher in der deutschen Politik, manche nannten ihn die "graue Eminenz".“
  2. [Mitch McConnell:] „Er gilt seit Langem als einer der wichtigsten Strippenzieher in der US-Politik.“

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 "Strippenzieher"?
"Strippenzieher" is spelled S-T-R-I-P-P-E-N-Z-I-E-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁɪpn̩ˌt͡siːɐ].
What does "Strippenzieher" mean?
As a noun, "Strippenzieher" means: Person, die im Hintergrund eigene oder fremde Interessen durchsetzt, ohne das Dritte das erkennen können
How do you pronounce "Strippenzieher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strippenzieher" is [ˈʃtʁɪpn̩ˌt͡siːɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strippenzieher" come from?
"Strippenzieher" 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 "Strippenzieher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Streuobstwiese#85,893Spielkameraden#85,869Shoppingcenter#85,846Schrecksekunde#85,815

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list