Vertrauensmann

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯ənsˌman]/ noun

Letters

14 characters

Frequency Rank

#72,001

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Vertrauensmann is aGermannoun. It means: Gewerkschafter, an den sich Arbeitnehmer mit Anliegen oder Beschwerden wenden können (ohne das der Arbeitgeber die Quelle der Beschwerden erfährt) Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯ənsˌman].

Key facts for Vertrauensmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordVertrauensmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯ənsˌman]
Letters14
Frequency rank#72,001
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Vertrauensmann in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vertrauensmann is 14 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯ənsˌman]. Corpus data places it at rank #72,001 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Vertrauensmann 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 Vertrauensmann, spelled V-E-R-T-R-A-U-E-N-S-M-A-N-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gewerkschafter, an den sich Arbeitnehmer mit Anliegen oder Beschwerden wenden können (ohne das der Arbeitgeber die Quelle der Beschwerden erfährt)
  2. 2
    Person, die Interessen einer Gruppe gegenüber höheren Instanzen vertritt
  3. 3
    Person, die als besonders integer/vertrauenswürdig gilt, beispielsweise bei schwierigen/geheimen Geschäften/Verhandlungen/Vermittlungen
  4. 4
    Person, die für einen Geheimdienst oder die Polizei Informationen über eine als gefährlich angesehenen Gruppe oder Person beschafft

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Frequency rank: #72,001 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vertrauensmann"?
"Vertrauensmann" is spelled V-E-R-T-R-A-U-E-N-S-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯ənsˌman].
What does "Vertrauensmann" mean?
As a noun, "Vertrauensmann" means: Gewerkschafter, an den sich Arbeitnehmer mit Anliegen oder Beschwerden wenden können (ohne das der Arbeitgeber die Quelle der Beschwerden erfährt)
How do you pronounce "Vertrauensmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vertrauensmann" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯ənsˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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.