Schatulle

[ʃaˈtʊlə]

/[ʃaˈtʊlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schatulle” is uncommon German (frequency #60,982 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,982
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner verschließbarer Kasten

Corpus desk

Index DE-schatulle · Schatulle · German

Schatulle · rank #60,982 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,982
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schaubild

Nearest frequency peer: Schaubild (+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 „Schatulle“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schatulle
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchatulle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃaˈtʊlə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,982
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schatulle“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schatullefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schaubild“ (#60,983), „Scheibenbremsen“ (#60,984), „scannt“ (#60,979). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schatulle“ bei #60,982. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schatulle is uncommon German at frequency #60,982 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃaˈtʊlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner verschließbarer Kasten".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schatulle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schatulle, spelled S-C-H-A-T-U-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner verschließbarer Kasten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie hatte aus der Schatulle ein kleines Holzbüchschen mit weißer Salbe und frische Watte ausgekramt.
  2. „Vor allem mit Kaffee und Zucker füllten eine halbe Million Schwarze, neun Zehntel der Bevölkerung, die Schatullen der fernen Kolonialmacht Frankreich.“

This word in other languages

casket(English)arqueta(Español)boîte(Français)

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 "Schatulle"?
"Schatulle" is spelled S-C-H-A-T-U-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaˈtʊlə].
What does "Schatulle" mean?
As a noun, "Schatulle" means: kleiner verschließbarer Kasten
How do you pronounce "Schatulle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schatulle" is [ʃaˈtʊlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schatulle" come from?
"Schatulle" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schaubild#60,983schlaflos#60,990Schlüpfer#60,994schreckte#60,999

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list