Küchenschabe
[ˈkʏçn̩ˌʃaːbə]
The verdict
“Küchenschabe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großes, schwarzes Insekt (Blatta orientalis), das in den Lebensbereich des Menschen, besonders im Umfeld der Küche, eindringt und sich dort festsetzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-kuchenschabe · Küchenschabe · German
Küchenschabe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Küchenschabe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkʏçn̩ˌʃaːbə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Küchenschabe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Küchenschabe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkʏçn̩ˌʃaːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großes, schwarzes Insekt (Blatta orientalis), das in den Lebensbereich des Menschen, besonders im Umfeld der Küche, eindringt und sich dort festsetzt".
Küchenschabe has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Küchenschabe, spelled K-Ü-C-H-E-N-S-C-H-A-B-E.
Definition
- 1großes, schwarzes Insekt (Blatta orientalis), das in den Lebensbereich des Menschen, besonders im Umfeld der Küche, eindringt und sich dort festsetzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Küchenschabe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine biologisch nah verwandte Art der Küchenschabe (Blatta orientalis) ist die kleinere Deutsche Schabe (Blattella germanica), die häufig in Mehllagern von Bäckereien zu finden ist.
„Mrs. Maisbrei ließ vor Entsetzen ihren Federkiel fallen, und die Damen im Empfangssalon begannen wie Küchenschaben herumzurennen.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.