Taschendieb

[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːp]

/[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Taschendieb” is uncommon German (frequency #70,869 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,869
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die fremde bewegliche Sachen, die sich im unmittelbaren Einflussbereich einer anderen Person befinden, entwendet

Key facts for Taschendieb
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaschendieb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːp]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,869
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Taschendieb” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Taschendieb lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taschendieb is uncommon German at frequency #70,869 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die fremde bewegliche Sachen, die sich im unmittelbaren Einflussbereich einer anderen Person befinden, entwendet".

Zero misspellings are on record for Taschendieb in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Taschendieb, spelled T-A-S-C-H-E-N-D-I-E-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die fremde bewegliche Sachen, die sich im unmittelbaren Einflussbereich einer anderen Person befinden, entwendet

This word in other languages

pickpocket(English)carterista(Español)pickpocket(Français)carteirista(Português)

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 "Taschendieb"?
"Taschendieb" is spelled T-A-S-C-H-E-N-D-I-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːp].
What does "Taschendieb" mean?
As a noun, "Taschendieb" means: Person, die fremde bewegliche Sachen, die sich im unmittelbaren Einflussbereich einer anderen Person befinden, entwendet
How do you pronounce "Taschendieb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taschendieb" is [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taschendieb" come from?
"Taschendieb" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Taschendieb”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-A-S-C-H-E-N-D-I-E-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːp] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list