Schlagbaum

[ˈʃlaːkˌbaʊ̯m]

/[ˈʃlaːkˌbaʊ̯m]/ noun

The verdict

“Schlagbaum” is uncommon German (frequency #88,250 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,250
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einrichtung zum Blockieren einer Straße oder eines Weges

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlagbaum · Schlagbaum · German

Schlagbaum · rank #88,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,250
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlafender

Nearest frequency peer: Schlafender (-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 „Schlagbaum“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlagbaum
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlagbaum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlaːkˌbaʊ̯m]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlagbaum“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlafender“ (#88,249), „Schisser“ (#88,247), „schiefläuft“ (#88,246). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlagbaum“ bei #88,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlagbaum is uncommon German at frequency #88,250 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaːkˌbaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einrichtung zum Blockieren einer Straße oder eines Weges".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schlagbaum, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schlagbaum, spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-B-A-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einrichtung zum Blockieren einer Straße oder eines Weges

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Am Schlagbaum fand die Grenzkontrolle statt.
  2. „Der Schlagbaum öffnet sich, und wir fahren auf die Brücke.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schlagbaum"?
"Schlagbaum" is spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-B-A-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlaːkˌbaʊ̯m].
What does "Schlagbaum" mean?
As a noun, "Schlagbaum" means: Einrichtung zum Blockieren einer Straße oder eines Weges
How do you pronounce "Schlagbaum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlagbaum" is [ˈʃlaːkˌbaʊ̯m]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlagbaum" come from?
"Schlagbaum" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list