Scheißhaufen
[ˈʃaɪ̯sˌhaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“Scheißhaufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Haufen aus Kot
Corpus desk
Index DE-schei-haufen · Scheißhaufen · German
Scheißhaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Scheißhaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃaɪ̯sˌhaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Scheißhaufen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Scheißhaufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaɪ̯sˌhaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Scheißhaufen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Scheißhaufen, spelled S-C-H-E-I-S-S-H-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Haufen aus Kot
- 2grobe Beleidigung gegenüber einer einzelnen Person oder einer Gruppe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Scheißhaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Entfernen Sie den Scheißhaufen Ihres Köters von meinem liebevoll gepflegten, englischen Rasen.
„Zerzaust und angeschlagen, verkommen, mit trockenen Scheißhaufen garniert, war meine Mühle sich selbst überlassen, …“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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