Kassenschlager

[ˈkasn̩ˌʃlaːɡɐ]

/[ˈkasn̩ˌʃlaːɡɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Kassenschlager” is an uncommon German word, ranked #80,553 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#80,553
frequency rank, German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Produkt, das einen finanziellen Erfolg darstellt

Key facts for Kassenschlager
PropertyValue
HeadwordKassenschlager
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkasn̩ˌʃlaːɡɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#80,553
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kassenschlager” 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). Kassenschlager lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Kassenschlager is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkasn̩ˌʃlaːɡɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #80,553 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Produkt, das einen finanziellen Erfolg darstellt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kassenschlager, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Kassenschlager, spelled K-A-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Produkt, das einen finanziellen Erfolg darstellt

Synonyms

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 "Kassenschlager"?
"Kassenschlager" is spelled K-A-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkasn̩ˌʃlaːɡɐ].
What does "Kassenschlager" mean?
As a noun, "Kassenschlager" means: Produkt, das einen finanziellen Erfolg darstellt
How do you pronounce "Kassenschlager"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kassenschlager" is [ˈkasn̩ˌʃlaːɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kassenschlager" come from?
"Kassenschlager" 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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Using “Kassenschlager”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkasn̩ˌʃlaːɡɐ] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list