Taschendiebstahl

[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl]

/[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Taschendiebstahl” is uncommon German (frequency #99,163 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,163
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unrechtmäßige Entnahme eines Gegenstands aus der Tasche einer anderen Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-taschendiebstahl · Taschendiebstahl · German

Taschendiebstahl · rank #99,163 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,163
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Taschenbuchau…

Nearest frequency peer: Taschenbuchausgabe (-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 „Taschendiebstahl“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Taschendiebstahl
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaschendiebstahl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl]
Letters16
Frequency rank#99,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Taschendiebstahl“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Taschendiebstahlfällt 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: „Taschenbuchausgabe“ (#99,162), „taubstumme“ (#99,164), „Teakholz“ (#99,165). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Taschendiebstahl“ bei #99,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Taschendiebstahl is uncommon German at frequency #99,163 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unrechtmäßige Entnahme eines Gegenstands aus der Tasche einer anderen Person".

Taschendiebstahl has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Taschendiebstahl, spelled T-A-S-C-H-E-N-D-I-E-B-S-T-A-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    unrechtmäßige Entnahme eines Gegenstands aus der Tasche einer anderen Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „In Kombination mit den zahlreichen Taschendiebstählen erklärte das auch, warum es sich auf die Einwohner gerechnet um das kriminellste Land der Welt handelte.“

This word in other languages

pickpocketing(English)vol à la tire(Français)

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 "Taschendiebstahl"?
"Taschendiebstahl" is spelled T-A-S-C-H-E-N-D-I-E-B-S-T-A-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl].
What does "Taschendiebstahl" mean?
As a noun, "Taschendiebstahl" means: unrechtmäßige Entnahme eines Gegenstands aus der Tasche einer anderen Person
How do you pronounce "Taschendiebstahl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taschendiebstahl" is [ˈtaʃn̩ˌdiːpʃtaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taschendiebstahl" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Senkrechtstarter#99,080Verbandsligisten#99,257Regenbogenfarben#98,979Rechtsverhältnis#98,971

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list