Eisschicht

[ˈaɪ̯sˌʃɪçt]

/[ˈaɪ̯sˌʃɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Eisschicht” is uncommon German (frequency #99,719 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,719
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schicht aus Eis

Corpus desk

Index DE-eisschicht · Eisschicht · German

Eisschicht · rank #99,719 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,719
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eisenbahnverk…

Nearest frequency peer: Eisenbahnverkehr (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Eisschicht“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Eisschicht“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Eisschicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordEisschicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɪ̯sˌʃɪçt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,719
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Eisschicht“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Eisschichtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eisenbahnverkehr“ (#99,718), „eitrige“ (#99,720), „Elektrons“ (#99,721). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Eisschicht“ bei #99,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Eisschicht is uncommon German at frequency #99,719 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɪ̯sˌʃɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schicht aus Eis".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Eisschicht, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Eisschicht, spelled E-I-S-S-C-H-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schicht aus Eis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Eisschicht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Auf dem Teich im Stadtpark hatte sich eine dünne Eisschicht gebildet.
  2. „Die flachen Wasserspiegel waren mit einer feinen Eisschicht überzogen, die verharschten Schneereste knirschten unter ihren Schuhen.“

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 "Eisschicht"?
"Eisschicht" is spelled E-I-S-S-C-H-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɪ̯sˌʃɪçt].
What does "Eisschicht" mean?
As a noun, "Eisschicht" means: Schicht aus Eis
How do you pronounce "Eisschicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eisschicht" is [ˈaɪ̯sˌʃɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Eisschicht" come from?
"Eisschicht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Eisschicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list