scharlachrot
[ˈʃaʁlaxˌʁoːt]
The verdict
“scharlachrot” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem hellen leuchtenden Rot
Corpus desk
Index DE-scharlachrot · scharlachrot · German
scharlachrot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | scharlachrot |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃaʁlaxˌʁoːt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „scharlachrot“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
scharlachrot is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃaʁlaxˌʁoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem hellen leuchtenden Rot".
No generated misspelling entries exist for scharlachrot in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is scharlachrot, spelled S-C-H-A-R-L-A-C-H-R-O-T.
Definition
- 1in einem hellen leuchtenden Rot
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scharlachrot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie trug ein auffälliges scharlachrotes Kleid.
Oben abgebildet ist Gubernatoriana thackerayi. Diese Krabbenart wurde nach ihrem Entdecker benannt und weist eine Färbung auf, die es so kein zweites Mal unter den Artgenossen gibt. Laufbeine und Panzer sind grell scharlachrot, während die Greifarme auffällig orange sind.
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.