Motorschlitten
[ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌʃlɪtn̩]
The verdict
“Motorschlitten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - motorisiertes Fahrzeug auf Kufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-motorschlitten · Motorschlitten · German
Motorschlitten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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 | Motorschlitten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌʃlɪtn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Motorschlitten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Motorschlitten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌʃlɪtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "motorisiertes Fahrzeug auf Kufen".
Motorschlitten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Motorschlitten, spelled M-O-T-O-R-S-C-H-L-I-T-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1motorisiertes Fahrzeug auf Kufen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Motorschlitten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Motorschlitten machen die Hunde überflüssig, der Klimawandel verändert die Landschaft und innerhalb der Bevölkerung vollzieht sich ein kultureller Wandel, weg von der traditionellen Lebensweise.“
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.