Elektroschocker

[eˈlɛktʁoˌʃɔkɐ]

/[eˈlɛktʁoˌʃɔkɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Elektroschocker” is uncommon German (frequency #63,268 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,268
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Waffe, die eine Person durch Elektroschocks kampfunfähig machen soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-elektroschocker · Elektroschocker · German

Elektroschocker · rank #63,268 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,268
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eitelkeiten

Nearest frequency peer: Eitelkeiten (-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 „Elektroschocker“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Elektroschocker
PropertyValue
HeadwordElektroschocker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eˈlɛktʁoˌʃɔkɐ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#63,268
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Elektroschocker“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eitelkeiten“ (#63,267), „enfant“ (#63,269), „eisernes“ (#63,266). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Elektroschocker“ bei #63,268. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Elektroschocker is uncommon German at frequency #63,268 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eˈlɛktʁoˌʃɔkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Waffe, die eine Person durch Elektroschocks kampfunfähig machen soll".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Elektroschocker, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Elektroschocker, spelled E-L-E-K-T-R-O-S-C-H-O-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Waffe, die eine Person durch Elektroschocks kampfunfähig machen soll

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der 38-Jährige habe eine Gaspistole mit Schalldämpfer und einen Elektroschocker bei sich gehabt, berichtete die Polizei damals.“
  2. „Sie holt einen Eletroschocker hervor und prüft den Akkustand.“

Synonyms

Elektroimpulswaffe

This word in other languages

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 "Elektroschocker"?
"Elektroschocker" is spelled E-L-E-K-T-R-O-S-C-H-O-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eˈlɛktʁoˌʃɔkɐ].
What does "Elektroschocker" mean?
As a noun, "Elektroschocker" means: Waffe, die eine Person durch Elektroschocks kampfunfähig machen soll
How do you pronounce "Elektroschocker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Elektroschocker" is [eˈlɛktʁoˌʃɔkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Elektroschocker" come from?
"Elektroschocker" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list