Schalldämpfer
[ˈʃalˌdɛmp͡fɐ]
The verdict
“Schalldämpfer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #40,813 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,813
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bauteil, welches das Ausdringen von Geräuschen vermindert, zum Beispiel an Feuerwaffen oder Verbrennungsmotoren; Anbauteil
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schalldämpfer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃalˌdɛmp͡fɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #40,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schalldämpfer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schalldämpfer is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃalˌdɛmp͡fɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,813 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schalldämpfer, with forms such as "cshalldämpfer", "scahlldämpfer", and "scchalldämpfer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schalldämpfer, spelled S-C-H-A-L-L-D-Ä-M-P-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1Bauteil, welches das Ausdringen von Geräuschen vermindert, zum Beispiel an Feuerwaffen oder Verbrennungsmotoren; Anbauteil
- 2Vorrichtung oder Teil an einer Maschine oder in einer Anlage zur Verminderung der Schallemission; Einbauteil
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshalldämpfer,scahlldämpfer,scchalldämpfer,schaldlämpfer,schaldämpfer,schallddämpfer,schalldmäpfer,schalldämfper,schalldämmpfer,schalldämpefr,schalldämpferr,schalldämpffer,schalldämpfre,schalldämppfer,schalldäpmfer,schallädmpfer,schhalldämpfer,schlaldämpfer,shcalldämpfer,sschalldämpfer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schalldämpfer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Schalldämpfer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-A-L-L-D-Ä-M-P-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃalˌdɛmp͡fɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.