Schandtat
[ˈʃantˌtaːt]
The verdict
“Schandtat” is uncommon German (frequency #97,639 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,639
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grauenvolle Tat, abscheuliches Verbrechen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schandtat · Schandtat · German
Schandtat · rank #97,639 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,639
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Schabe
Nearest frequency peer: Schabe (-2 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 „Schandtat“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Saubermann
Saubermann
2,367 corpus weight
- Sauhaufen
Sauhaufen
2,366 corpus weight
- Schabe
Schabe
2,364 corpus weight
- Schandtat
Schandtat
2,362 corpus weight
- schaurigen
schaurigen
2,360 corpus weight
- Schiltach
Schiltach
2,358 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schandtat“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schandtat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃantˌtaːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #97,639 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schandtat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schandtat is uncommon German at frequency #97,639 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃantˌtaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schandtat, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schandtat, spelled S-C-H-A-N-D-T-A-T.
Definition
- 1grauenvolle Tat, abscheuliches Verbrechen
- 2kleineres Vergehen, unvernünftige Aktion
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schandtat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hohe Vertreter französischer Muslime und Juden sind sich einig: Die Schandtat eines Einzelnen dürfe die Beziehung zwischen den Religionen nicht belasten.“
„Bressac verübt seine Schandtaten nicht mehr an der Tante, sondern an der Mutter.“
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); 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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