Schlüsselloch

[ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌlɔx]

/[ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌlɔx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schlüsselloch” is uncommon German (frequency #62,827 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,827
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Öffnung eines Schlosses, in welches ein Gegenstand zu Öffnung desjenigen eingesteckt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-schlusselloch · Schlüsselloch · German

Schlüsselloch · rank #62,827 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,827
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schleiz

Nearest frequency peer: Schleiz (-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 „Schlüsselloch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schlüsselloch
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchlüsselloch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌlɔx]
Letters13
Frequency rank#62,827
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlüsselloch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schlüssellochfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schleiz“ (#62,826), „schmierig“ (#62,828), „schlechtester“ (#62,825). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schlüsselloch“ bei #62,827. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schlüsselloch is uncommon German at frequency #62,827 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌlɔx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Öffnung eines Schlosses, in welches ein Gegenstand zu Öffnung desjenigen eingesteckt wird".

Schlüsselloch has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schlüsselloch, spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-E-L-L-O-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Öffnung eines Schlosses, in welches ein Gegenstand zu Öffnung desjenigen eingesteckt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nur wenn der richtige Schlüssel im Schlüsselloch steckt, lässt sich die Tür öffnen.
  2. Mir ist der Schlüssel im Schlüsselloch abgebrochen.

This word in other languages

keyhole(English)bocallave(Español)trou de serrure(Français)

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 "Schlüsselloch"?
"Schlüsselloch" is spelled S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-E-L-L-O-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌlɔx].
What does "Schlüsselloch" mean?
As a noun, "Schlüsselloch" means: die Öffnung eines Schlosses, in welches ein Gegenstand zu Öffnung desjenigen eingesteckt wird
How do you pronounce "Schlüsselloch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schlüsselloch" is [ˈʃlʏsl̩ˌlɔx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schlüsselloch" come from?
"Schlüsselloch" 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 "Schlüsselloch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

schlechtester#62,825Schwellenwert#62,836Schwurgericht#62,838Seminararbeit#62,845

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list