Rassenschande
[ˈʁasn̩ˌʃandə]
The verdict
“Rassenschande” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sexuelle Beziehung zwischen einem Juden und einem Arier
Corpus desk
Index DE-rassenschande · Rassenschande · German
Rassenschande · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | Rassenschande |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁasn̩ˌʃandə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Rassenschande“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Rassenschande is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁasn̩ˌʃandə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sexuelle Beziehung zwischen einem Juden und einem Arier".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rassenschande, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rassenschande, spelled R-A-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1sexuelle Beziehung zwischen einem Juden und einem Arier
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Rassenschande appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Zwischen 1935 und 1943 wurden 2.211 Männer wegen „Rassenschande“ verurteilt.“
„Über die Verhaftung, ihre Gründe, den Inhalt des Begriffes Rassenschande, die Gefährdung, die jede Beziehung zu einem nichtjüdischen Mädchen bedeutete, wurde nicht gesprochen.“
Synonyms
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.