Schablone
German, noun/ʃaˈbloːnə/
Schablone is spelled S-C-H-A-B-L-O-N-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schablone is a German feminine noun meaning “template, stencil (physical object used for replicating outlines)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(aus festem Material bestehende) Formvorlage, die man verwendet, um bei Reproduktionen ein immer gleiches…”.
What does Schablone mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetemplate, stencil (physical object used for replicating outlines)
- 2
femininetemplate, pattern, mould (generic model which other objects are based on or derived from)
- 3
femininean unoriginal, clichéd way of doing something, cookie-cutter approach
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (aus festem Material bestehende) Formvorlage, die man verwendet, um bei Reproduktionen ein immer gleiches Ergebnis zu erzielen oder um zu überprüfen, ob ein vorliegendes Ergebnis der Vorgabe entspricht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schablone
- Schablonen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schablone?
- /ʃaˈbloːnə/
- [ʃaˈbloːnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schablone
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schablone in German?
Schablone appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).