Taschendiebin

[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːbɪn]

/[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːbɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Taschendiebin” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

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

Key facts for Taschendiebin
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaschendiebin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːbɪn]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Taschendiebin” sits in German frequency

Taschendiebin falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Taschendiebin is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːbɪn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weibliche Person, die fremde bewegliche Sachen, die sich im unmittelbaren Einflussbereich einer anderen Person befinden, entwendet".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Taschendiebin, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Taschendiebin, spelled T-A-S-C-H-E-N-D-I-E-B-I-N.

Definition

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

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Taschendiebin"?
"Taschendiebin" is spelled T-A-S-C-H-E-N-D-I-E-B-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːbɪn].
What does "Taschendiebin" mean?
As a noun, "Taschendiebin" means: weibliche Person, die fremde bewegliche Sachen, die sich im unmittelbaren Einflussbereich einer anderen Person befinden, entwendet
How do you pronounce "Taschendiebin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taschendiebin" is [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːbɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taschendiebin" come from?
"Taschendiebin" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Taschendiebin”

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-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːbɪn] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list