Querschläger
[ˈkveːɐ̯ˌʃlɛːɡɐ]
The verdict
“Querschläger” is uncommon German (frequency #77,213 among 3,618 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,213
- frequency rank, German
- 3,618
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Geschoss, das durch Abprallen an einem anderen Gegenstand unkontrolliert durch die Gegend fliegt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Querschläger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌʃlɛːɡɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #77,213 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Querschläger” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Querschläger is uncommon German at frequency #77,213 among 3,618 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkveːɐ̯ˌʃlɛːɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Querschläger in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Querschläger, spelled Q-U-E-R-S-C-H-L-Ä-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein Geschoss, das durch Abprallen an einem anderen Gegenstand unkontrolliert durch die Gegend fliegt
- 2eine Person, die sich Anordnungen hartnäckig widersetzt oder diese bewusst unterläuft
- 3derjenige Bergmann, der Gestein löst
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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.
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Using “Querschläger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Q-U-E-R-S-C-H-L-Ä-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.