Schornsteine

[ˈʃɔʁnˌʃtaɪ̯nə]

/[ˈʃɔʁnˌʃtaɪ̯nə]/ noun

The verdict

“Schornsteine” is uncommon German (frequency #56,510 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,510
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schornstein

Key facts for Schornsteine
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchornsteine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɔʁnˌʃtaɪ̯nə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,510
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schornsteine” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schornsteine lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schornsteine is uncommon German at frequency #56,510 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɔʁnˌʃtaɪ̯nə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Schornsteine has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schornsteine, spelled S-C-H-O-R-N-S-T-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schornstein
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schornstein
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schornstein
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schornstein

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 "Schornsteine"?
"Schornsteine" is spelled S-C-H-O-R-N-S-T-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɔʁnˌʃtaɪ̯nə].
What does "Schornsteine" mean?
As a noun, "Schornsteine" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schornstein
How do you pronounce "Schornsteine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schornsteine" is [ˈʃɔʁnˌʃtaɪ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schornsteine" come from?
"Schornsteine" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Schornsteine”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-O-R-N-S-T-E-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃɔʁnˌʃtaɪ̯nə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list