Schallgeschwindigkeit

[ˈʃalɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʃalɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schallgeschwindigkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #80,882 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,882
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - medienabhängige Ausbreitungsgeschwindigkeit von Schallwellen (Schallgeschwindigkeit = Ausbreitungsstrecke/Zeit)

Corpus desk

Index DE-schallgeschwindigkeit · Schallgeschwindigkeit · German

Schallgeschwindigkeit · rank #80,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,882
  • LEN-MEGA 21 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH scar

Nearest frequency peer: scar (-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 „Schallgeschwindigkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schallgeschwindigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchallgeschwindigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃalɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters21
Frequency rank#80,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schallgeschwindigkeit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schallgeschwindigkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „scar“ (#80,881), „schattige“ (#80,883), „Sardinen“ (#80,880). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schallgeschwindigkeit“ bei #80,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schallgeschwindigkeit is uncommon German at frequency #80,882 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃalɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "medienabhängige Ausbreitungsgeschwindigkeit von Schallwellen (Schallgeschwindigkeit = Ausbreitungsstrecke/Zeit)".

No misspelling variants are generated for Schallgeschwindigkeit in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schallgeschwindigkeit, spelled S-C-H-A-L-L-G-E-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    medienabhängige Ausbreitungsgeschwindigkeit von Schallwellen (Schallgeschwindigkeit = Ausbreitungsstrecke/Zeit)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Schallgeschwindigkeit unter Normalbedingungen in Luft beträgt 340 m/s.

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 "Schallgeschwindigkeit"?
"Schallgeschwindigkeit" is spelled S-C-H-A-L-L-G-E-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃalɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Schallgeschwindigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Schallgeschwindigkeit" means: medienabhängige Ausbreitungsgeschwindigkeit von Schallwellen (Schallgeschwindigkeit = Ausbreitungsstrecke/Zeit)
How do you pronounce "Schallgeschwindigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schallgeschwindigkeit" is [ˈʃalɡəˌʃvɪndɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schallgeschwindigkeit" come from?
"Schallgeschwindigkeit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 21 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list