Schachtel
German, noun/ˈʃaxtəl/
Schachtel is spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-T-E-L (9 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 16,945th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schachtel is a German feminine noun meaning “a small, usually square box, package or case” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders”.
What does Schachtel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea small, usually square box, package or case
- 2
feminineobsoletevulgarvulva, vagina
- 3
derogatoryfemininewoman
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders 2. Zahlklassifikator für Dinge, die in Schachteln^([1]) verpackt werden 3. unlackierter Geigenkorpus mit abgenommener Decke 4. kurz für Schachtelbeteiligung
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 Schachtel
- Schachteln plural
- Schächtelchen diminutive neuter
- Schächtelein diminutive neuter
- Schächtlein diminutive neuter
- Schachterl diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schachtel?
- /ˈʃaxtəl/
- [ˈʃaχ.tl̩]
- [ˈʃaxtl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schachtel in German?
Schachtel appears 3.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).