Unterrichtsminister
[ˈʊntɐʁɪçt͡smiˌnɪstɐ]
The verdict
“Unterrichtsminister” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leiter eines Ministeriums, das für das Schulwesen zuständig ist
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Index DE-unterrichtsminister · Unterrichtsminister · German
Unterrichtsminister · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Unterrichtsminister |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʊntɐʁɪçt͡smiˌnɪstɐ] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Unterrichtsminister“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Unterrichtsminister is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʊntɐʁɪçt͡smiˌnɪstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Leiter eines Ministeriums, das für das Schulwesen zuständig ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Unterrichtsminister in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Unterrichtsminister, spelled U-N-T-E-R-R-I-C-H-T-S-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Leiter eines Ministeriums, das für das Schulwesen zuständig ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Unterrichtsminister appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sinowatz war lange Jahre Landespolitiker im Burgenland und trat 1971 als Unterrichtsminister in die Alleinregierung von Bundeskanzler Bruno Kreisky ein.“
„Durch Unterrichtsminister Graf Stadion an die Universität Wien berufen (Ernennung 6. Februar 1849), fiel [Hermann Bonitz] die Aufgabe zu, das Österreichische Mittelschulwesen zu reorganisieren und das Studium der klassischen Sprachen zu heben.“
Synonyms
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.