Schellack

[ˈʃɛlak]

/[ˈʃɛlak]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schellack” is uncommon German (frequency #90,845 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,845
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lack, der aus den Absonderungen von Lackschildläusen hergestellt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-schellack · Schellack · German

Schellack · rank #90,845 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,845
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH scheinenden

Nearest frequency peer: scheinenden (-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 „Schellack“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schellack
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchellack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɛlak]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,845
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schellack“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schellackfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „scheinenden“ (#90,844), „Schauspielunterricht“ (#90,843), „Schattens“ (#90,842). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schellack“ bei #90,845. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schellack is uncommon German at frequency #90,845 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛlak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lack, der aus den Absonderungen von Lackschildläusen hergestellt wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Schellack in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schellack, spelled S-C-H-E-L-L-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lack, der aus den Absonderungen von Lackschildläusen hergestellt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zum Restaurieren von alten Möbeln wird Schellack verwendet.
  2. Schellack ist ein Naturrohstoff und deshalb biologisch abbaubar.

Synonyms

GummilackTafellackPlattlack

This word in other languages

shellac(English)gomme-laque(Français)goma-laca(Português)

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 "Schellack"?
"Schellack" is spelled S-C-H-E-L-L-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛlak].
What does "Schellack" mean?
As a noun, "Schellack" means: Lack, der aus den Absonderungen von Lackschildläusen hergestellt wird
How do you pronounce "Schellack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schellack" is [ˈʃɛlak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schellack" come from?
"Schellack" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schattens#90,842Schwangau#90,866Roastbeef#90,820Retention#90,809

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list