Schlosserei

[ʃlɔsəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[ʃlɔsəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlosserei” is uncommon German (frequency #76,129 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,129
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Betrieb, der Metall verarbeitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlosserei · Schlosserei · German

Schlosserei · rank #76,129 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,129
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlusskurse

Nearest frequency peer: Schlusskurse (+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 „Schlosserei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlosserei
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlosserei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃlɔsəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters11
Frequency rank#76,129
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlosserei“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlusskurse“ (#76,130), „schlammigen“ (#76,127), „Schlüsselfigur“ (#76,131). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlosserei“ bei #76,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlosserei is uncommon German at frequency #76,129 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃlɔsəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Betrieb, der Metall verarbeitet".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schlosserei, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schlosserei, spelled S-C-H-L-O-S-S-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Betrieb, der Metall verarbeitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Nachbar hat früher in einer Schlosserei gearbeitet.
  2. „Im Mai 1945 begann der 14-jährige Horst in Hindenburg eine Lehre als Schlosser: In der Schlosserei von Maksymilian Fiszer lernte er die harte Arbeit kennen.“

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 "Schlosserei"?
"Schlosserei" is spelled S-C-H-L-O-S-S-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃlɔsəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Schlosserei" mean?
As a noun, "Schlosserei" means: Betrieb, der Metall verarbeitet
How do you pronounce "Schlosserei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlosserei" is [ʃlɔsəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlosserei" come from?
"Schlosserei" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schlammigen#76,127schlüssiges#76,132schematisch#76,125Schauspiele#76,123

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list