Tellerwäscher

[ˈtɛlɐˌvɛʃɐ]

/[ˈtɛlɐˌvɛʃɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Tellerwäscher” is uncommon German (frequency #75,119 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,119
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche) Person, die als Hilfskraft in der Gastronomie schmutziges Geschirr spült

Corpus desk

Index DE-tellerwascher · Tellerwäscher · German

Tellerwäscher · rank #75,119 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,119
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH teilnahmslos

Nearest frequency peer: teilnahmslos (-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 „Tellerwäscher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tellerwäscher
PropertyValue
HeadwordTellerwäscher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɛlɐˌvɛʃɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#75,119
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tellerwäscher“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „teilnahmslos“ (#75,118), „Terrorakt“ (#75,121), „Teenagers“ (#75,116). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tellerwäscher“ bei #75,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tellerwäscher is uncommon German at frequency #75,119 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɛlɐˌvɛʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(männliche) Person, die als Hilfskraft in der Gastronomie schmutziges Geschirr spült".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tellerwäscher, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tellerwäscher, spelled T-E-L-L-E-R-W-Ä-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (männliche) Person, die als Hilfskraft in der Gastronomie schmutziges Geschirr spült

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das Leben mit seiner herrschsüchtigen Mutter ekelt ihn an; frühmorgens klettert er über die Mauer des feudalen Familiensitzes und fährt mit dem Boot nach Paris, wo er als Tellerwäscher oder Fensterputzer arbeitet – und wegen Unfähigkeit ständig gefeuert wird.“

Synonyms

AbspülerAbwäscherSpüler

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); 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 "Tellerwäscher"?
"Tellerwäscher" is spelled T-E-L-L-E-R-W-Ä-S-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛlɐˌvɛʃɐ].
What does "Tellerwäscher" mean?
As a noun, "Tellerwäscher" means: (männliche) Person, die als Hilfskraft in der Gastronomie schmutziges Geschirr spült
How do you pronounce "Tellerwäscher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tellerwäscher" is [ˈtɛlɐˌvɛʃɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tellerwäscher" come from?
"Tellerwäscher" 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 "Tellerwäscher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list