Schmelztiegel
[ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌtiːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Schmelztiegel” is an uncommon German word, ranked #60,995 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #60,995
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gefäß zum Schmelzen von Metallen oder anderen Stoffen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schmelztiegel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌtiːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #60,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schmelztiegel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schmelztiegel is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌtiːɡl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,995 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schmelztiegel, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schmelztiegel, spelled S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-T-I-E-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1Gefäß zum Schmelzen von Metallen oder anderen Stoffen
- 2Ort der Assimilation von Menschen verschiedener kultureller Herkunft
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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.
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Using “Schmelztiegel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-T-I-E-G-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌtiːɡl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.