Scheuklappen

[ˈʃɔɪ̯ˌklapn̩]

/[ˈʃɔɪ̯ˌklapn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Scheuklappen” is uncommon German (frequency #53,210 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,210
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Scheuklappe

Corpus desk

Index DE-scheuklappen · Scheuklappen · German

Scheuklappen · rank #53,210 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,210
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schauspielkun…

Nearest frequency peer: Schauspielkunst (-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 „Scheuklappen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Scheuklappen
PropertyValue
HeadwordScheuklappen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɔɪ̯ˌklapn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#53,210
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Scheuklappen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Scheuklappenfällt 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: „Schauspielkunst“ (#53,209), „Schlagersänger“ (#53,211), „Scharte“ (#53,208). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Scheuklappen“ bei #53,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Scheuklappen is uncommon German at frequency #53,210 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɔɪ̯ˌklapn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Scheuklappen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Scheuklappen, spelled S-C-H-E-U-K-L-A-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Scheuklappe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Scheuklappe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Scheuklappe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Scheuklappe

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 "Scheuklappen"?
"Scheuklappen" is spelled S-C-H-E-U-K-L-A-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɔɪ̯ˌklapn̩].
What does "Scheuklappen" mean?
As a noun, "Scheuklappen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Scheuklappe
How do you pronounce "Scheuklappen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Scheuklappen" is [ˈʃɔɪ̯ˌklapn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Scheuklappen" come from?
"Scheuklappen" 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 "Scheuklappen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list