Taschendiebe

[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːbə]

/[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːbə]/ noun

The verdict

“Taschendiebe” is uncommon German (frequency #67,768 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,768
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Taschendieb

Corpus desk

Index DE-taschendiebe · Taschendiebe · German

Taschendiebe · rank #67,768 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,768
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tappt

Nearest frequency peer: tappt (-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 „Taschendiebe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Taschendiebe
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaschendiebe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːbə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#67,768
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Taschendiebe“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Taschendiebefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tappt“ (#67,767), „taumeln“ (#67,769), „Tangermünde“ (#67,766). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Taschendiebe“ bei #67,768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taschendiebe is uncommon German at frequency #67,768 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Taschendiebe, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Taschendiebe, spelled T-A-S-C-H-E-N-D-I-E-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Taschendieb
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Taschendieb
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Taschendieb
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Taschendieb

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 "Taschendiebe"?
"Taschendiebe" is spelled T-A-S-C-H-E-N-D-I-E-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːbə].
What does "Taschendiebe" mean?
As a noun, "Taschendiebe" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Taschendieb
How do you pronounce "Taschendiebe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taschendiebe" is [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taschendiebe" come from?
"Taschendiebe" 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 "Taschendiebe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list