Eisschrank
[ˈaɪ̯sˌʃʁaŋk]
The verdict
“Eisschrank” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gegen Wärme isolierter Schrank beziehungsweise schrankartiges Behältnis mit einem oder mehreren speziellen kleineren Fächern, die mit Eisblöcken gefüllt wurden, um in einem großen, den restlichen I...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eisschrank |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɪ̯sˌʃʁaŋk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Eisschrank” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Eisschrank is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɪ̯sˌʃʁaŋk]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Eisschrank in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Eisschrank, spelled E-I-S-S-C-H-R-A-N-K.
Definition
- 1gegen Wärme isolierter Schrank beziehungsweise schrankartiges Behältnis mit einem oder mehreren speziellen kleineren Fächern, die mit Eisblöcken gefüllt wurden, um in einem großen, den restlichen Innenraum umfassenden Fach leicht verderbliche Lebensmittel kühl aufzubewahren und somit frischzuhalten
- 2kastenförmiges, einem Schrank ähnliches, gegen Wärme isoliertes und mit einem Kühlsystem ausgestattetes Behältnis, in dem leicht verderbliche Lebensmittel kühl aufbewahrt werden, um sie frischzuhalten
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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 “Eisschrank”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-I-S-S-C-H-R-A-N-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɪ̯sˌʃʁaŋk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.