Schrapnell
German, noun/ʃʁapˈnɛl/
Schrapnell is spelled S-C-H-R-A-P-N-E-L-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 161,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schrapnell is a German neuter noun meaning “shrapnel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Artilleriegeschoss, mit Kugeln versehen”.
What does Schrapnell mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutershrapnel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Artilleriegeschoss, mit Kugeln versehen 2. ältere, unfreundliche, oft unansehnliche Frau
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schrapnell
- Schrapnells genitive
- Schrapnelle plural
- Schrapnellen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schrapnell?
- /ʃʁapˈnɛl/
- [ʃʁapˈnɛl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schrapnell
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schrapnell in German?
Schrapnell appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).