Schmelztiegel
German, noun[ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌtiːɡl̩]
Schmelztiegel is spelled S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-T-I-E-G-E-L (13 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 60,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schmelztiegel is a German masculine noun meaning “melting pot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gefäß zum Schmelzen von Metallen oder anderen Stoffen”.
What does Schmelztiegel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemelting pot
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gefäß zum Schmelzen von Metallen oder anderen Stoffen 2. Ort der Assimilation von Menschen verschiedener kultureller Herkunft
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schmelztiegel
- Schmelztiegels genitive
- Schmelztiegeln dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schmelztiegel?
- [ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌtiːɡl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schmelztiegel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schmelztiegel in German?
Schmelztiegel appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).