Schinder
[ˈʃɪndɐ]
The verdict
“Schinder” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person, die altersschwache oder kranke Haustiere und Vieh wegschafft oder tötet, diese nach der Verendung verwertet und die Reste beseitigt, sowie darüber hinaus freilaufende Hunde einfängt un...
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Index DE-schinder · Schinder · German
Schinder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Schinder |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪndɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schinder“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schinder is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪndɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schinder, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schinder, spelled S-C-H-I-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1eine Person, die altersschwache oder kranke Haustiere und Vieh wegschafft oder tötet, diese nach der Verendung verwertet und die Reste beseitigt, sowie darüber hinaus freilaufende Hunde einfängt und Abfallgruben, Abfallhaufen und Kloaken reinigt
- 2eine Person, die Menschen quält, misshandelt oder ausbeutet
- 3minderwertiges Pferd
- 4Hobel zur Bearbeitung von Holz, insbesondere zum Bearbeiten stark geschwungener Formen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schinder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man rief nach dem Schinder, weil niemand sonst die Frau abschneiden wollte, die sich selber erhängt hatte.
Aufgabe des Schinders war es, sich um die Verwertung toter Tiere zu kümmern.
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.