Schilfrohr
[ˈʃɪlfˌʁoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Schilfrohr” 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) - ein bestimmtes Gras, das Schilf
Corpus desk
Index DE-schilfrohr · Schilfrohr · German
Schilfrohr · 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 | Schilfrohr |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪlfˌʁoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schilfrohr“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schilfrohr is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪlfˌʁoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein bestimmtes Gras, das Schilf".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schilfrohr, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schilfrohr, spelled S-C-H-I-L-F-R-O-H-R.
Definition
- 1ein bestimmtes Gras, das Schilf
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schilfrohr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Schilfrohr beugt sich im Winde.
„Zum Schilfrohr sprach einmal die Eiche: »Ich finde, daß du Grund zur Klage hast, …“
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.