scapegrace
[ˈskeɪpˌɡreɪs]
The verdict
“scapegrace” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Taugenichts
Corpus desk
Index DE-scapegrace · scapegrace · German
scapegrace · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | scapegrace |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈskeɪpˌɡreɪs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „scapegrace“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
scapegrace is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈskeɪpˌɡreɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Taugenichts".
No misspelling variants are generated for scapegrace in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is scapegrace, spelled S-C-A-P-E-G-R-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1Taugenichts
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.