Schaukasten

[ˈʃaʊ̯ˌkastn̩]

/[ˈʃaʊ̯ˌkastn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Schaukasten” is uncommon German (frequency #79,675 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,675
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kasten mit Sichtfenster, in dem man Gegenstände präsentieren kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-schaukasten · Schaukasten · German

Schaukasten · rank #79,675 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,675
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schaufelt

Nearest frequency peer: schaufelt (-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 „Schaukasten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schaukasten
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchaukasten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaʊ̯ˌkastn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#79,675
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schaukasten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schaukastenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schaufelt“ (#79,674), „Schaukelstuhl“ (#79,676), „Schattendasein“ (#79,673). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schaukasten“ bei #79,675. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schaukasten is uncommon German at frequency #79,675 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaʊ̯ˌkastn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kasten mit Sichtfenster, in dem man Gegenstände präsentieren kann".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schaukasten in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schaukasten, spelled S-C-H-A-U-K-A-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kasten mit Sichtfenster, in dem man Gegenstände präsentieren kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Längs der einen Wand besteht eine Theke ungefähr zur Hälfte aus gläsernen Schaukästen, in denen Haken und Angelschnüre und verschiedene patentierte Geräte liegen, die beim Fischfang garantiert helfen.“
  2. „Sie öffnete den Schaukasten, nahm den Karton aus dem Fenster und pustete den Staub davon ab.“

This word in other languages

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 "Schaukasten"?
"Schaukasten" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-K-A-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaʊ̯ˌkastn̩].
What does "Schaukasten" mean?
As a noun, "Schaukasten" means: Kasten mit Sichtfenster, in dem man Gegenstände präsentieren kann
How do you pronounce "Schaukasten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schaukasten" is [ˈʃaʊ̯ˌkastn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schaukasten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list