Bildschirmschoner
[ˈbɪltʃɪʁmˌʃoːnɐ]
The verdict
“Bildschirmschoner” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Computerprogramm, das nach einer einstellbaren Zeit der Inaktivität sämtlicher Eingabegeräte automatisch gestartet wird und die Anzeige auf dem Bildschirm variieren lässt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bildschirmschoner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbɪltʃɪʁmˌʃoːnɐ] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Bildschirmschoner” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Bildschirmschoner is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɪltʃɪʁmˌʃoːnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Computerprogramm, das nach einer einstellbaren Zeit der Inaktivität sämtlicher Eingabegeräte automatisch gestartet wird und die Anzeige auf dem Bildschirm variieren lässt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Bildschirmschoner in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bildschirmschoner, spelled B-I-L-D-S-C-H-I-R-M-S-C-H-O-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Computerprogramm, das nach einer einstellbaren Zeit der Inaktivität sämtlicher Eingabegeräte automatisch gestartet wird und die Anzeige auf dem Bildschirm variieren lässt
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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Using “Bildschirmschoner”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is B-I-L-D-S-C-H-I-R-M-S-C-H-O-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.