Täterschaft

[ˈtɛːtɐʃaft]

/[ˈtɛːtɐʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Täterschaft” is uncommon German (frequency #51,757 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,757
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tatsache, dass jemand eine vorwerfbare Tat begangen hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-taterschaft · Täterschaft · German

Täterschaft · rank #51,757 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,757
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tribus

Nearest frequency peer: Tribus (-3 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 „Täterschaft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Täterschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordTäterschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɛːtɐʃaft]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,757
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Täterschaft“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Täterschaftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tribus“ (#51,754), „Trennungen“ (#51,753), „Ulrichs“ (#51,761). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Täterschaft“ bei #51,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Täterschaft is uncommon German at frequency #51,757 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɛːtɐʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tatsache, dass jemand eine vorwerfbare Tat begangen hat".

Täterschaft has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Täterschaft, spelled T-Ä-T-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tatsache, dass jemand eine vorwerfbare Tat begangen hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Fragen von Täterschaft, Schuld und Mitläufertum sind in diesem Buch bislang wenig thematisiert worden.“

This word in other languages

commission(English)

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 "Täterschaft"?
"Täterschaft" is spelled T-Ä-T-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛːtɐʃaft].
What does "Täterschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Täterschaft" means: Tatsache, dass jemand eine vorwerfbare Tat begangen hat
How do you pronounce "Täterschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Täterschaft" is [ˈtɛːtɐʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Täterschaft" come from?
"Täterschaft" 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 "Täterschaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

unbedingten#51,767unbekümmert#51,768Tennisplatz#51,741ungeschoren#51,774

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list