Schattendasein
[ˈʃatn̩ˌdaːzaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Schattendasein” is uncommon German (frequency #79,673 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,673
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Existenz ohne Beachtung
Corpus desk
Index DE-schattendasein · Schattendasein · German
Schattendasein · rank #79,673 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,673
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Scharlatan
Nearest frequency peer: Scharlatan (-1 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 „Schattendasein“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Schandau
Schandau
20,330 corpus weight
- Scharlatan
Scharlatan
20,329 corpus weight
- Schattendas…
Schattendasein
20,328 corpus weight
- schaufelt
schaufelt
20,327 corpus weight
- Schaukasten
Schaukasten
20,326 corpus weight
- Schaukelstu…
Schaukelstuhl
20,325 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schattendasein“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schattendasein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃatn̩ˌdaːzaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #79,673 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schattendasein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schattendasein is uncommon German at frequency #79,673 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃatn̩ˌdaːzaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Existenz ohne Beachtung".
Schattendasein has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schattendasein, spelled S-C-H-A-T-T-E-N-D-A-S-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1Existenz ohne Beachtung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schattendasein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Denn jahrelang führte das historische Viertel ein Schattendasein und lag im Dornröschenschlaf.“
„Bislang führte die Bekämpfung von Bakterien durch Phagen in westlichen Industrieländern ein Schattendasein.“
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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