Schlachthaus

[ˈʃlaxtˌhaʊ̯s]

/[ˈʃlaxtˌhaʊ̯s]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlachthaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlachthaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaxtˌhaʊ̯s]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlachthaus“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schirmen“ (#60,988), „schlaflos“ (#60,990), „Schlepp“ (#60,991). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlachthaus“ bei #60,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Haus, in dem geschlachtet werden darf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schlachthaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „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.“
  2. „Schnell ließen sie die Viehbörse hinter sich und durchquerten ein Labyrinth von Ställen, Schlachthäusern und Verwaltungsgebäuden.“

Synonyms

SchlachthalleSchlachthof

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schlachthaus"?
"Schlachthaus" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-C-H-T-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaxtˌhaʊ̯s].
What does "Schlachthaus" mean?
As a noun, "Schlachthaus" means: Haus, in dem geschlachtet werden darf
How do you pronounce "Schlachthaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlachthaus" is [ˈʃlaxtˌhaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlachthaus" come from?
"Schlachthaus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list