Schlosshund
[ˈʃlɔsˌhʊnt]
The verdict
“Schlosshund” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein in einem Schloss lebender oder dieses bewachender Hund
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlosshund · Schlosshund · German
Schlosshund · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlosshund |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɔsˌhʊnt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlosshund“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlosshund is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlɔsˌhʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein in einem Schloss lebender oder dieses bewachender Hund".
No misspelling variants are generated for Schlosshund in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schlosshund, spelled S-C-H-L-O-S-S-H-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1ein in einem Schloss lebender oder dieses bewachender Hund
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schlosshund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heute war der erste Tag an dem ich in der Sonne saß und nicht wie ein Schlosshund fror.
Von seiner Frau verlassen heulte er wie ein Schlosshund.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.