Scherzwort
[ˈʃɛʁt͡sˌvɔʁt]
The verdict
“Scherzwort” 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, das scherzhaft gemeint ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-scherzwort · Scherzwort · German
Scherzwort · 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 | Scherzwort |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɛʁt͡sˌvɔʁt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Scherzwort“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Scherzwort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛʁt͡sˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Scherzwort, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Scherzwort, spelled S-C-H-E-R-Z-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Wort, das scherzhaft gemeint ist
- 2Ausspruch, der scherzhaft gemeint ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Scherzwort appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Birne“ war längere Zeit ein geläufiges Scherzwort für den damaligen Bundeskanzler Helmut Kohl.
„Angeblich ein missglückter Eindeutschungsversuch eines unbekannten Sprachpuristen, tatsächlich dürfte es sich bei dieser Wortschöpfung jedoch um ein Scherzwort bzw. einen Ulk handeln.“
Antonyms
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.