Schalotte
[ʃaˈlɔtə]
The verdict
“Schalotte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kulturpflanze aus der Gattung Lauch, die röhrenförmige Blätter und hellviolette Blüten aufweist
Corpus desk
Index DE-schalotte · Schalotte · German
Schalotte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Schalotte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃaˈlɔtə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schalotte“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schalotte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃaˈlɔtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Schalotte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schalotte, spelled S-C-H-A-L-O-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Kulturpflanze aus der Gattung Lauch, die röhrenförmige Blätter und hellviolette Blüten aufweist
- 2kleine, runde und mild schmeckende Zwiebel von ^([1])
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schalotte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe im Garten Schalotten gepflanzt.
Für die Zubereitung dieses Gerichts brauchst du noch Schalotten.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.