Schlüsselbein

[ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌbaɪ̯n]

/[ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌbaɪ̯n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlüsselbein” is uncommon German (frequency #51,658 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,658
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Knochen des Schultergürtels bei Reptilien, Vögeln und Säugetieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlusselbein · Schlüsselbein · German

Schlüsselbein · rank #51,658 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,658
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schmerzes

Nearest frequency peer: Schmerzes (+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 „Schlüsselbein“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlüsselbein
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlüsselbein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌbaɪ̯n]
Letters13
Frequency rank#51,658
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlüsselbein“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schlüsselbeinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schmerzes“ (#51,659), „Schleiden“ (#51,656), „Schmierereien“ (#51,660). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlüsselbein“ bei #51,658. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlüsselbein is uncommon German at frequency #51,658 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌbaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Knochen des Schultergürtels bei Reptilien, Vögeln und Säugetieren".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schlüsselbein in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schlüsselbein, spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-E-L-B-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Knochen des Schultergürtels bei Reptilien, Vögeln und Säugetieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe mir beim Fußballspielen einen Bruch am Schlüsselbein zugezogen.
  2. „Jetzt sieht er auch den Oberkörper im Spiegel, eine hässliche Wunde zieht sich vom linken Schlüsselbein bis nach unten zur Leiste.“

Synonyms

Clavicula

This word in other languages

clavicle(English)clavícula(Español)clavicule(Français)clavícula(Português)

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 "Schlüsselbein"?
"Schlüsselbein" is spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-E-L-B-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌbaɪ̯n].
What does "Schlüsselbein" mean?
As a noun, "Schlüsselbein" means: Knochen des Schultergürtels bei Reptilien, Vögeln und Säugetieren
How do you pronounce "Schlüsselbein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlüsselbein" is [ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌbaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlüsselbein" come from?
"Schlüsselbein" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schmierereien#51,660Sahnehäubchen#51,646Selbststudium#51,676selbständiges#51,677

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list