Schandtat

[ˈʃantˌtaːt]

/[ˈʃantˌtaːt]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schandtat
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchandtat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃantˌtaːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,639
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schandtat“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schandtatfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schabe“ (#97,637), „schaurigen“ (#97,641), „Sauhaufen“ (#97,635). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schandtat“ bei #97,639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    grauenvolle Tat, abscheuliches Verbrechen
  2. 2
    kleineres Vergehen, unvernünftige Aktion

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Hohe Vertreter französischer Muslime und Juden sind sich einig: Die Schandtat eines Einzelnen dürfe die Beziehung zwischen den Religionen nicht belasten.“
  2. „Bressac verübt seine Schandtaten nicht mehr an der Tante, sondern an der Mutter.“

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); 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 "Schandtat"?
"Schandtat" is spelled S-C-H-A-N-D-T-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃantˌtaːt].
What does "Schandtat" mean?
As a noun, "Schandtat" means: grauenvolle Tat, abscheuliches Verbrechen
How do you pronounce "Schandtat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schandtat" is [ˈʃantˌtaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schandtat" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list