Scherbenhaufen
[ˈʃɛʁbn̩ˌhaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“Scherbenhaufen” is uncommon German (frequency #69,662 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,662
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ansammlung von Bruchstücken aus Glas oder Keramik
Corpus desk
Index DE-scherbenhaufen · Scherbenhaufen · German
Scherbenhaufen · rank #69,662 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,662
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Schiedsrichte…
Nearest frequency peer: Schiedsrichtern (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Scherbenhaufen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Schamhaare
Schamhaare
30,342 corpus weight
- Schatzinsel
Schatzinsel
30,341 corpus weight
- Scherbenhau…
Scherbenhaufen
30,339 corpus weight
- Schiedsrich…
Schiedsrichtern
30,338 corpus weight
- Schiedsspru…
Schiedsspruch
30,337 corpus weight
- Schlieben
Schlieben
30,336 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Scherbenhaufen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Scherbenhaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɛʁbn̩ˌhaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #69,662 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Scherbenhaufen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Scherbenhaufen is uncommon German at frequency #69,662 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛʁbn̩ˌhaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ansammlung von Bruchstücken aus Glas oder Keramik".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Scherbenhaufen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Scherbenhaufen, spelled S-C-H-E-R-B-E-N-H-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ansammlung von Bruchstücken aus Glas oder Keramik
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Scherbenhaufen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.