Schaltschrank
[ˈʃaltˌʃʁaŋk]
The verdict
“Schaltschrank” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schrank mit Bedienelementen zur Steuerung technischer Prozesse
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Index DE-schaltschrank · Schaltschrank · German
Schaltschrank · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Schaltschrank |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃaltˌʃʁaŋk] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schaltschrank“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schaltschrank is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaltˌʃʁaŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schrank mit Bedienelementen zur Steuerung technischer Prozesse".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schaltschrank in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Schaltschrank, spelled S-C-H-A-L-T-S-C-H-R-A-N-K.
Definition
- 1Schrank mit Bedienelementen zur Steuerung technischer Prozesse
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schaltschrank appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Neben einem geöffneten Schaltschrank saß der Schwarze, dessen schneeweiß gekräuseltes Haar nicht zu seinem muskulösen Körper passte.“
„An einem Schaltschrank, der die Länge der Rückwand einnahm, saßen in abgewetzten Kitteln etwa zwanzig Frauen, die um die Ohren glänzende Kopfhörer trugen.“
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.