Schlachtruf

[ˈʃlaxtˌʁuːf]

/[ˈʃlaxtˌʁuːf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlachtruf” is uncommon German (frequency #65,651 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,651
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - öffentlicher und lautstark geäußerter Appell, der den Beginn einer Schlacht verkündet oder während einer Schlacht zur Anfeuerung der eigenen Soldaten dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlachtruf · Schlachtruf · German

Schlachtruf · rank #65,651 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,651
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schiebetüren

Nearest frequency peer: Schiebetüren (-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 „Schlachtruf“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlachtruf
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlachtruf
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaxtˌʁuːf]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,651
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlachtruf“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schlachtruffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schiebetüren“ (#65,650), „schlagende“ (#65,652), „Schelte“ (#65,649). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlachtruf“ bei #65,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlachtruf is uncommon German at frequency #65,651 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaxtˌʁuːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schlachtruf in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schlachtruf, spelled S-C-H-L-A-C-H-T-R-U-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    öffentlicher und lautstark geäußerter Appell, der den Beginn einer Schlacht verkündet oder während einer Schlacht zur Anfeuerung der eigenen Soldaten dient
  2. 2
    Losung/Motto einer Personengruppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Germanen hatten einen unheimlich klingenden, anschwellenden Schlachtruf.
  2. „Und so ein neuer Schlachtruf entsteht wirklich mitten im Stadion? Gibt es keine wöchentlichen Sitzungen des Fanclubs, in denen überlegt wird, welche Popsongs zu Schlachtrufen umfunktioniert werden?“

Synonyms

FeldgeschreiFeldrufKriegsgeschrei

This word in other languages

war cry(English)

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 "Schlachtruf"?
"Schlachtruf" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-C-H-T-R-U-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaxtˌʁuːf].
What does "Schlachtruf" mean?
As a noun, "Schlachtruf" means: öffentlicher und lautstark geäußerter Appell, der den Beginn einer Schlacht verkündet oder während einer Schlacht zur Anfeuerung der eigenen Soldaten dient
How do you pronounce "Schlachtruf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlachtruf" is [ˈʃlaxtˌʁuːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlachtruf" come from?
"Schlachtruf" 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 "Schlachtruf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rückständen#65,635Rücksendung#65,634seinetwegen#65,680Rechtsklick#65,612

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list