Schiefergas
German, noun[ˈʃiːfɐˌɡaːs]
Schiefergas is spelled S-C-H-I-E-F-E-R-G-A-S (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 94,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schiefergas is a German neuter noun meaning “shale gas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Erdgas, das in Tonstein gespeichert vorliegt und mit einer Fracking genannten Technik gefördert wird”.
What does Schiefergas mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutershale gas
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Erdgas, das in Tonstein gespeichert vorliegt und mit einer Fracking genannten Technik gefördert wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schiefergas
- Schiefergases genitive
- Schiefergase plural
- Schiefergasen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schiefergas?
- [ˈʃiːfɐˌɡaːs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schiefergas in German?
Schiefergas appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).