Schönheitsfleck

[ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛk]

/[ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛk]/ noun

The verdict

“Schönheitsfleck” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner, pigmentierter Fleck auf der Haut einer meist weiblichen Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-schonheitsfleck · Schönheitsfleck · German

Schönheitsfleck · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Schönheitsfleck
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchönheitsfleck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛk]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schönheitsfleck“ im Deutschen

Schönheitsfleckliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schönheitsfleck is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner, pigmentierter Fleck auf der Haut einer meist weiblichen Person".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schönheitsfleck, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schönheitsfleck, spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-H-E-I-T-S-F-L-E-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner, pigmentierter Fleck auf der Haut einer meist weiblichen Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ein ganz markantes Zeichen war bei ihr der Leberfleck oberhalb der rechten Lippe oder auch als Schönheitsfleck bezeichnet, der von Frauen schon immer gern als ganz besondere Waffe eingesetzt wurde.“
  2. „Die Sonne tauchte das Hotelzimmer in ein goldenes, dunstiges Licht, in dem sie noch schöner aussah als sonst, weil es ihr Gesicht leuchten ließ und den Schönheitsfleck auf ihrer Wange und ihren ausgeprägten Amorbogen betonte.“

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schönheitsfleck"?
"Schönheitsfleck" is spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-H-E-I-T-S-F-L-E-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛk].
What does "Schönheitsfleck" mean?
As a noun, "Schönheitsfleck" means: kleiner, pigmentierter Fleck auf der Haut einer meist weiblichen Person
How do you pronounce "Schönheitsfleck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schönheitsfleck" is [ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌflɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schönheitsfleck" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list