Kassenschlager

[ˈkasn̩ˌʃlaːɡɐ]

/[ˈkasn̩ˌʃlaːɡɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kassenschlager” is uncommon German (frequency #80,553 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,553
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Produkt, das einen finanziellen Erfolg darstellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kassenschlager · Kassenschlager · German

Kassenschlager · rank #80,553 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,553
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kassenbon

Nearest frequency peer: Kassenbon (-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 „Kassenschlager“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kassenschlager
PropertyValue
HeadwordKassenschlager
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkasn̩ˌʃlaːɡɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#80,553
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kassenschlager“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Kassenschlagerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kassenbon“ (#80,552), „kaufmännisch“ (#80,555), „Kebap“ (#80,557). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kassenschlager“ bei #80,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kassenschlager is uncommon German at frequency #80,553 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkasn̩ˌʃlaːɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der neue Film ist ein Kassenschlager.
  2. „Unglückseligerweise wurde das Buch zum Kassenschlager der Saison.“

Synonyms

Kassenerfolg

This word in other languages

blockbuster(English)

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list