Schlagzahl
German, noun/ˈʃlaːkˌt͡saːl/
Schlagzahl is spelled S-C-H-L-A-G-Z-A-H-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 121,881st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlagzahl is a German feminine noun meaning “number of blows, beat rate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Anzahl der jeweils gleich ablaufenden Bewegungen pro Minute im Rudersport”.
What does Schlagzahl mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenumber of blows, beat rate
- 2
femininerate of strokes, rating
- 3
femininework pace, production speed
- 4
femininenumeral punch, marking stamp
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Anzahl der jeweils gleich ablaufenden Bewegungen pro Minute im Rudersport 2. Geschwindigkeit des Handelns 3. Anzahl der Ankerschläge einer Uhr 4. mit einem Stempel erzeugte Nummer zur Kennzeichnung von Werkstücken
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schlagzahl
- Schlagzahlen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlagzahl?
- /ˈʃlaːkˌt͡saːl/
- [ˈʃlaːkˌt͡saːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schlagzahl in German?
Schlagzahl appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).