Thüringer Schiefergebirge

[ˈtyːʁɪŋɐ ˈʃiːfɐɡəˌbɪʁɡə]

/[ˈtyːʁɪŋɐ ˈʃiːfɐɡəˌbɪʁɡə]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — ein Mittelgebirge in Thüringen, Deutschland

Key facts for Thüringer Schiefergebirge
PropertyValue
HeadwordThüringer Schiefergebirge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈtyːʁɪŋɐ ˈʃiːfɐɡəˌbɪʁɡə]
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Thüringer Schiefergebirge” sits in German frequency

Thüringer Schiefergebirge 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 Thüringer Schiefergebirge is 25 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtyːʁɪŋɐ ˈʃiːfɐɡəˌbɪʁɡə]. 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: "ein Mittelgebirge in Thüringen, Deutschland".

No misspelling variants are generated for Thüringer Schiefergebirge in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Thüringer Schiefergebirge, spelled T-H-Ü-R-I-N-G-E-R- -S-C-H-I-E-F-E-R-G-E-B-I-R-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    ein Mittelgebirge in Thüringen, Deutschland

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Thüringer Schiefergebirge"?
"Thüringer Schiefergebirge" is spelled T-H-Ü-R-I-N-G-E-R- -S-C-H-I-E-F-E-R-G-E-B-I-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtyːʁɪŋɐ ˈʃiːfɐɡəˌbɪʁɡə].
What does "Thüringer Schiefergebirge" mean?
As a phrase, "Thüringer Schiefergebirge" means: ein Mittelgebirge in Thüringen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Thüringer Schiefergebirge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thüringer Schiefergebirge" is [ˈtyːʁɪŋɐ ˈʃiːfɐɡəˌbɪʁɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “Thüringer Schiefergebirge”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-H-Ü-R-I-N-G-E-R- -S-C-H-I-E-F-E-R-G-E-B-I-R-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtyːʁɪŋɐ ˈʃiːfɐɡəˌbɪʁɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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