Schmelztiegel

[ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌtiːɡl̩]

/[ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌtiːɡl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schmelztiegel” is uncommon German (frequency #60,995 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,995
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gefäß zum Schmelzen von Metallen oder anderen Stoffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmelztiegel · Schmelztiegel · German

Schmelztiegel · rank #60,995 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,995
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlüpfer

Nearest frequency peer: Schlüpfer (-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 „Schmelztiegel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schmelztiegel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmelztiegel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌtiːɡl̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#60,995
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmelztiegel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlüpfer“ (#60,994), „schneidest“ (#60,997), „Schneidezähne“ (#60,998). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmelztiegel“ bei #60,995. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schmelztiegel is uncommon German at frequency #60,995 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌtiːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Gefäß zum Schmelzen von Metallen oder anderen Stoffen
  2. 2
    Ort der Assimilation von Menschen verschiedener kultureller Herkunft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In einem Schmelztiegel werden Kupfer und Zinn zu Bronze verschmolzen.
  2. Die USA sind ein Schmelztiegel der Kulturen.

Synonyms

SchmelzgefäßTiegel

This word in other languages

crucible(English)crisol(Español)creuset(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 "Schmelztiegel"?
"Schmelztiegel" is spelled S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-T-I-E-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌtiːɡl̩].
What does "Schmelztiegel" mean?
As a noun, "Schmelztiegel" means: Gefäß zum Schmelzen von Metallen oder anderen Stoffen
How do you pronounce "Schmelztiegel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmelztiegel" is [ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌtiːɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmelztiegel" come from?
"Schmelztiegel" 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 "Schmelztiegel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Schneidezähne#60,998Sekretärinnen#61,020venezianische#61,134Nachgeschmack#60,855

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list