Scheltwort
[ˈʃɛltˌvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Scheltwort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wort, mit dem die angesprochene Sache oder Person in milder Form kritisiert wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-scheltwort · Scheltwort · German
Scheltwort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Scheltwort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɛltˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Scheltwort“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Scheltwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛltˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Scheltwort has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Scheltwort, spelled S-C-H-E-L-T-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Wort, mit dem die angesprochene Sache oder Person in milder Form kritisiert wird
- 2Ausspruch milder Kritik, Scheltrede
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Scheltwort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und doch ist das G e f l ü g e l t e W o r t von dem Schlagwort, worunter ich außer dem synonymen Stichwort diejenigen Schelt-, Spott-, Hohn-, Witz- und Kraftworte auch inbegreife,…offenbar zu unterscheiden.“
Ladendorf (1906) nennt unter anderen „Dividendenschlucker“ und „Kastengeist“ als Scheltworte:
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.