Schleudersitz
[ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐˌzɪt͡s]
The verdict
“Schleudersitz” is uncommon German (frequency #83,259 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,259
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sitzplatz eines Piloten in einem Flugzeug, der sich durch Betätigung eines Auslösemechanismus samt Piloten aus dem Flugzeug herauskatapultiert
Corpus desk
Index DE-schleudersitz · Schleudersitz · German
Schleudersitz · rank #83,259 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,259
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Schlagseite
Nearest frequency peer: Schlagseite (-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 „Schleudersitz“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Scheitelpun…
Scheitelpunkt
16,745 corpus weight
- schizophrene
schizophrene
16,744 corpus weight
- Schlagseite
Schlagseite
16,743 corpus weight
- Schleudersi…
Schleudersitz
16,742 corpus weight
- Schlosskape…
Schlosskapelle
16,741 corpus weight
- Schmallenbe…
Schmallenberg
16,740 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schleudersitz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schleudersitz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐˌzɪt͡s] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #83,259 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schleudersitz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schleudersitz is uncommon German at frequency #83,259 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlɔɪ̯dɐˌzɪt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schleudersitz, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schleudersitz, spelled S-C-H-L-E-U-D-E-R-S-I-T-Z.
Definition
- 1Sitzplatz eines Piloten in einem Flugzeug, der sich durch Betätigung eines Auslösemechanismus samt Piloten aus dem Flugzeug herauskatapultiert
- 2eine Position oder ein Arbeitsplatz, an denen das Risiko groß ist, entlassen oder abgewählt zu werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schleudersitz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Pilot konnte sich durch Bedienung des Schleudersitzes retten.
Hier Verbandsvorsitzender zu sein, bedeutet den reinsten Schleudersitz innezuhaben.
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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