Schädelweh
[ˈʃɛːdl̩ˌveː]
The verdict
“Schädelweh” 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) - Schmerzgefühl im Kopf
Corpus desk
Index DE-schadelweh · Schädelweh · German
Schädelweh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Schädelweh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɛːdl̩ˌveː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schädelweh“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schädelweh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛːdl̩ˌveː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schmerzgefühl im Kopf".
Schädelweh has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schädelweh, spelled S-C-H-Ä-D-E-L-W-E-H.
Definition
- 1Schmerzgefühl im Kopf
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schädelweh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nach acht Kilometer gehen, laufen und sogar einem kleinen Sprint, zehn Mal der Kapitulation nahe, endlose Qualen im Körper, stechendes Schädelweh, setzte ich mich auf einer Bank nieder und keuchte durch.“
„Die harten Schläge auf den Hinterkopf haben vermutlich auch zu meinem Schädelweh beigetragen.“
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.