Schindeln

[ˈʃɪndl̩n]

/[ˈʃɪndl̩n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schindeln” is uncommon German (frequency #87,019 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,019
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schindeln · Schindeln · German

Schindeln · rank #87,019 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,019
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schautafeln

Nearest frequency peer: Schautafeln (-2 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 „Schindeln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schindeln
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchindeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɪndl̩n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,019
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schindeln“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schindelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schautafeln“ (#87,017), „schadhafte“ (#87,016), „Schaan“ (#87,015). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schindeln“ bei #87,019. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schindeln is uncommon German at frequency #87,019 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪndl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Schindeln in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schindeln, spelled S-C-H-I-N-D-E-L-N.

Definition

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

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 "Schindeln"?
"Schindeln" is spelled S-C-H-I-N-D-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪndl̩n].
What does "Schindeln" mean?
As a noun, "Schindeln" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schindel
How do you pronounce "Schindeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schindeln" is [ˈʃɪndl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schindeln" come from?
"Schindeln" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sargnagel#87,013Samarkand#87,010Sachstand#87,004Schönwald#87,038

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list