Schildpatt
[ˈʃɪltˌpat]
The verdict
“Schildpatt” 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) - durchscheinend gelbliches bis rötliches, bräunlich bis schwarz geflammt oder gewölkt gemustertes Material aus dem Hornschild von Seeschildkröten, besonders der Karettschildkröte, das unter Wärmeein...
Corpus desk
Index DE-schildpatt · Schildpatt · German
Schildpatt · 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 | Schildpatt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪltˌpat] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schildpatt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schildpatt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪltˌpat]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durchscheinend gelbliches bis rötliches, bräunlich bis schwarz geflammt oder gewölkt gemustertes Material aus dem Hornschild von Seeschildkröten, besonders der Karettschildkröte, das unter Wärmeein...".
Zero misspellings are on record for Schildpatt in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schildpatt, spelled S-C-H-I-L-D-P-A-T-T.
Definition
- 1durchscheinend gelbliches bis rötliches, bräunlich bis schwarz geflammt oder gewölkt gemustertes Material aus dem Hornschild von Seeschildkröten, besonders der Karettschildkröte, das unter Wärmeeinwirkung gepresst werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schildpatt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Souvenir aus Schildpatt darf nicht mehr nach Deutschland eingeführt werden.
„Als Geschenk überreichte sie mir eine Tabaksdose aus gelblichem Schildpatt, über und über mit goldenen Arabesken inkrustiert.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.