Schichtdienst

[ˈʃɪçtˌdiːnst]

/[ˈʃɪçtˌdiːnst]/ noun

The verdict

“Schichtdienst” is uncommon German (frequency #58,257 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,257
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arbeit in über den Tag verteilten zeitlichen Abschnitten

Corpus desk

Index DE-schichtdienst · Schichtdienst · German

Schichtdienst · rank #58,257 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,257
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH scherzte

Nearest frequency peer: scherzte (-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 „Schichtdienst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schichtdienst
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchichtdienst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɪçtˌdiːnst]
Letters13
Frequency rank#58,257
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schichtdienst“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schichtdienstfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „scherzte“ (#58,256), „Schiffsverkehr“ (#58,258), „Schildchen“ (#58,259). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schichtdienst“ bei #58,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schichtdienst is uncommon German at frequency #58,257 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪçtˌdiːnst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arbeit in über den Tag verteilten zeitlichen Abschnitten".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schichtdienst in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schichtdienst, spelled S-C-H-I-C-H-T-D-I-E-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arbeit in über den Tag verteilten zeitlichen Abschnitten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schichtdienst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seit fünf Jahren arbeitet er bereits im Schichtdienst.
  2. „Aber von diesem Fenster aus sah er nur Leute, die vom Schichtdienst kamen oder dorthin gingen.“

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 "Schichtdienst"?
"Schichtdienst" is spelled S-C-H-I-C-H-T-D-I-E-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪçtˌdiːnst].
What does "Schichtdienst" mean?
As a noun, "Schichtdienst" means: Arbeit in über den Tag verteilten zeitlichen Abschnitten
How do you pronounce "Schichtdienst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schichtdienst" is [ˈʃɪçtˌdiːnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schichtdienst" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schichtdienst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list