Schädeldecke

[ˈʃɛːdl̩ˌdɛkə]

/[ˈʃɛːdl̩ˌdɛkə]/ noun

The verdict

“Schädeldecke” is uncommon German (frequency #85,826 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,826
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der Knochen, die den oberen Teil des Schädels bilden

Corpus desk

Index DE-schadeldecke · Schädeldecke · German

Schädeldecke · rank #85,826 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,826
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schönheitswet…

Nearest frequency peer: Schönheitswettbewerb (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schädeldecke“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schädeldecke“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schädeldecke
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchädeldecke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɛːdl̩ˌdɛkə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#85,826
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schädeldecke“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schädeldeckefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schönheitswettbewerb“ (#85,827), „Schwarzwaldes“ (#85,824), „Schwarztee“ (#85,823). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schädeldecke“ bei #85,826. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schädeldecke is uncommon German at frequency #85,826 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛːdl̩ˌdɛkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit der Knochen, die den oberen Teil des Schädels bilden".

Schädeldecke has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schädeldecke, spelled S-C-H-Ä-D-E-L-D-E-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der Knochen, die den oberen Teil des Schädels bilden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Schädeldecke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Weil durch das Kernspinntomogramm die Art des Tumors nicht zu ermitteln war, musste Herman im Juni 1988 eine schmerzhafte Biopsie über sich ergehen lassen, bei der ein Loch in die Schädeldecke gebohrt und eine Probe des Tumorgewebes entnommen wurde.“

Synonyms

CalvariaSchädeldachSchädelkalotte

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schädeldecke"?
"Schädeldecke" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-D-E-L-D-E-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛːdl̩ˌdɛkə].
What does "Schädeldecke" mean?
As a noun, "Schädeldecke" means: Gesamtheit der Knochen, die den oberen Teil des Schädels bilden
How do you pronounce "Schädeldecke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schädeldecke" is [ˈʃɛːdl̩ˌdɛkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schädeldecke" come from?
"Schädeldecke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schädeldecke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list