Schatztruhe

[ˈʃat͡sˌtʁuːə]

/[ˈʃat͡sˌtʁuːə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schatztruhe” is uncommon German (frequency #70,759 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,759
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Truhe, deren Inhalt besonders wertvoll ist

Key facts for Schatztruhe
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchatztruhe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃat͡sˌtʁuːə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,759
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schatztruhe” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schatztruhe lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schatztruhe is uncommon German at frequency #70,759 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃat͡sˌtʁuːə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Truhe, deren Inhalt besonders wertvoll ist".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schatztruhe, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schatztruhe, spelled S-C-H-A-T-Z-T-R-U-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Truhe, deren Inhalt besonders wertvoll ist

This word in other languages

treasure chest(English)

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 "Schatztruhe"?
"Schatztruhe" is spelled S-C-H-A-T-Z-T-R-U-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃat͡sˌtʁuːə].
What does "Schatztruhe" mean?
As a noun, "Schatztruhe" means: Truhe, deren Inhalt besonders wertvoll ist
How do you pronounce "Schatztruhe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schatztruhe" is [ˈʃat͡sˌtʁuːə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schatztruhe" come from?
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Using “Schatztruhe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-A-T-Z-T-R-U-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃat͡sˌtʁuːə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list