Zeichnerin

[ˈt͡saɪ̯çnəʁɪn]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯çnəʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zeichnerin” is uncommon German (frequency #67,900 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,900
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die hobbymäßig oder beruflich Bilder zeichnet (oder auch: Urheberin einer Zeichnung, die nicht ständig, vielleicht nur einmal zeichnet beziehungsweise gezeichnet hat)

Key facts for Zeichnerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordZeichnerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯çnəʁɪn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,900
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Zeichnerin” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Zeichnerin lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zeichnerin is uncommon German at frequency #67,900 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saɪ̯çnəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die hobbymäßig oder beruflich Bilder zeichnet (oder auch: Urheberin einer Zeichnung, die nicht ständig, vielleicht nur einmal zeichnet beziehungsweise gezeichnet hat)".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Zeichnerin, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zeichnerin, spelled Z-E-I-C-H-N-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die hobbymäßig oder beruflich Bilder zeichnet (oder auch: Urheberin einer Zeichnung, die nicht ständig, vielleicht nur einmal zeichnet beziehungsweise gezeichnet hat)

Synonyms

GrafikerinIllustratorin

This word in other languages

dessinatrice(Français)

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 "Zeichnerin"?
"Zeichnerin" is spelled Z-E-I-C-H-N-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯çnəʁɪn].
What does "Zeichnerin" mean?
As a noun, "Zeichnerin" means: weibliche Person, die hobbymäßig oder beruflich Bilder zeichnet (oder auch: Urheberin einer Zeichnung, die nicht ständig, vielleicht nur einmal zeichnet beziehungsweise gezeichnet hat)
How do you pronounce "Zeichnerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeichnerin" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯çnəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zeichnerin" come from?
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Using “Zeichnerin”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-E-I-C-H-N-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡saɪ̯çnəʁɪn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list