Schlachthaus
[ˈʃlaxtˌhaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Schlachthaus” is uncommon German (frequency #60,989 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,989
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Haus, in dem geschlachtet werden darf
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlachthaus · Schlachthaus · German
Schlachthaus · rank #60,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,989
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Schirmen
Nearest frequency peer: Schirmen (-1 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 „Schlachthaus“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Scheibenbre…
Scheibenbremsen
39,017 corpus weight
- Schemata
Schemata
39,016 corpus weight
- Schirmen
Schirmen
39,013 corpus weight
- Schlachthaus
Schlachthaus
39,012 corpus weight
- schlaflos
schlaflos
39,011 corpus weight
- Schlepp
Schlepp
39,010 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schlachthaus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlachthaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlaxtˌhaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #60,989 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlachthaus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlachthaus is uncommon German at frequency #60,989 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaxtˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Haus, in dem geschlachtet werden darf".
Schlachthaus has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schlachthaus, spelled S-C-H-L-A-C-H-T-H-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1Haus, in dem geschlachtet werden darf
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schlachthaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie schmeckte mir so vorzüglich, dass ich mir fest vornahm, an einer jener mystischen privaten Hausschlachtungen teilzunehmen, die der Klaus nur wenige Schritte vom »Klausenhof« entfernt in einem eigens dafür hergerichteten historischen Schlachthaus zelebriert.“
„Schnell ließen sie die Viehbörse hinter sich und durchquerten ein Labyrinth von Ställen, Schlachthäusern und Verwaltungsgebäuden.“
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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