Superintendent
[ˈzuːpɐʔɪntɛnˌdɛnt]
The verdict
“Superintendent” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,800 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,800
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - höherer kirchlicher Amtsträger
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Superintendent |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzuːpɐʔɪntɛnˌdɛnt] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #30,800 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Superintendent” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Superintendent is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzuːpɐʔɪntɛnˌdɛnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,800 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "höherer kirchlicher Amtsträger".
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Superintendent, with forms such as "spuerintendent", "ssuperintendent", and "sueprintendent". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Superintendent, spelled S-U-P-E-R-I-N-T-E-N-D-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1höherer kirchlicher Amtsträger
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: spuerintendent,ssuperintendent,sueprintendent,supeirntendent,superinetndent,superinntendent,superintednent,superintenddent,superintendennt,superintendentt,superintendetn,superintendnet,superintenednt,superintenndent,superintnedent,superinttendent,superitnendent,supernitendent,superrintendent,supperintendent,supreintendent,usperintendent
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Superintendent - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Superintendent”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-U-P-E-R-I-N-T-E-N-D-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzuːpɐʔɪntɛnˌdɛnt] (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.