Schattenbild
[ˈʃatn̩ˌbɪlt]
The verdict
“Schattenbild” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Bild mit dunklen Grau- und Schwarztönen, das von einem Gegenstand/einer Person auf eine Fläche geworfen wird (= ein Schatten)
Corpus desk
Index DE-schattenbild · Schattenbild · German
Schattenbild · 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 | Schattenbild |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃatn̩ˌbɪlt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schattenbild“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schattenbild is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃatn̩ˌbɪlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schattenbild, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schattenbild, spelled S-C-H-A-T-T-E-N-B-I-L-D.
Definition
- 1Bild mit dunklen Grau- und Schwarztönen, das von einem Gegenstand/einer Person auf eine Fläche geworfen wird (= ein Schatten)
- 2(schwarzer) Umriss oder die Kontur eines Gegenstandes/einer Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schattenbild appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Sonne warf ein Schattenbild des Masts als Pfahl auf den Rasen“ […].
„Im Sonnenlicht entsteht deutlich ein Schattenbild ihrer Körperform.“
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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.