Taschendieb

[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːp]

/[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Taschendieb” is uncommon German (frequency #70,869 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,869
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die fremde bewegliche Sachen, die sich im unmittelbaren Einflussbereich einer anderen Person befinden, entwendet

Corpus desk

Index DE-taschendieb · Taschendieb · German

Taschendieb · rank #70,869 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,869
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Taugenichts

Nearest frequency peer: Taugenichts (+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 „Taschendieb“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Taschendieb
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaschendieb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːp]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,869
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Taschendieb“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Taugenichts“ (#70,870), „tah“ (#70,867), „taxe“ (#70,871). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Taschendieb“ bei #70,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taschendieb is uncommon German at frequency #70,869 among 2,684 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Vorbeigehen stieß der Taschendieb gegen den Passanten und entwendete ihm dabei seine Brieftasche.
  2. „Die Witwe eines Ladenbesitzers, die eine kleine Pension bezog, lebte möglicherweise Tür an Tür mit einem Taschendieb.“

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Taschendieb", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Taugenichts#70,870tiefgehende#70,877Subkulturen#70,854Toxikologie#70,884

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list