Schornsteine

[ˈʃɔʁnˌʃtaɪ̯nə]

/[ˈʃɔʁnˌʃtaɪ̯nə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schornsteine” is uncommon German (frequency #56,510 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,510
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schornstein

Corpus desk

Index DE-schornsteine · Schornsteine · German

Schornsteine · rank #56,510 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,510
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schnurstracks

Nearest frequency peer: schnurstracks (-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 „Schornsteine“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schornsteine
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchornsteine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɔʁnˌʃtaɪ̯nə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,510
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schornsteine“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schornsteinefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schnurstracks“ (#56,509), „Schriftform“ (#56,511), „Schneeball“ (#56,508). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schornsteine“ bei #56,510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schornsteine is uncommon German at frequency #56,510 among 8,027 “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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schornsteine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schuldenfrei#56,512schimmernden#56,501Schallwellen#56,497Sammelstelle#56,496

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list