Schattenseite
German, noun/ˈʃatənzaɪ̯tə/
Schattenseite is spelled S-C-H-A-T-T-E-N-S-E-I-T-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,036th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schattenseite is a German feminine noun meaning “dark side; underbelly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “von der Beleuchtung ausgenommener Bereich”.
What does Schattenseite mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedark side; underbelly
- 2
femininedownside; drawback
- 3
feminineshady side
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. von der Beleuchtung ausgenommener Bereich 2. Nachteil, dunkler Bereich einer Tätigkeit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schattenseite
- Schattenseiten plural
- Schattseite alternative Austria Liechtenstein
- Schattseite variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schattenseite?
- /ˈʃatənzaɪ̯tə/
- [ˈʃatn̩ˌzaɪ̯tə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schattenseite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schattenseite in German?
Schattenseite appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).