Schellfisch
[ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ]
The verdict
“Schellfisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein typischer mariner Bodenfisch, der sich von Tieren am Meeresboden ernährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-schellfisch · Schellfisch · German
Schellfisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Schellfisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schellfisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schellfisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein typischer mariner Bodenfisch, der sich von Tieren am Meeresboden ernährt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Schellfisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schellfisch, spelled S-C-H-E-L-L-F-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1ein typischer mariner Bodenfisch, der sich von Tieren am Meeresboden ernährt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schellfisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Feinschmecker schätzen das zarte, weiße, leicht blättrige Fleisch des Schellfischs.
„Elma saß an der Kücheninsel und sah ihrer Mutter dabei zu, wie sie Schellfisch panierte.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.