Schraubendreher

[ˈʃʁaʊ̯bn̩ˌdʁeːɐ]

/[ˈʃʁaʊ̯bn̩ˌdʁeːɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schraubendreher” is uncommon German (frequency #71,820 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,820
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Werkzeug zum Lösen und Anziehen von Schrauben

Corpus desk

Index DE-schraubendreher · Schraubendreher · German

Schraubendreher · rank #71,820 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,820
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schrecklichst…

Nearest frequency peer: schrecklichsten (+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 „Schraubendreher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schraubendreher
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchraubendreher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁaʊ̯bn̩ˌdʁeːɐ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#71,820
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schraubendreher“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schrecklichsten“ (#71,821), „Schmaus“ (#71,818), „Schredder“ (#71,822). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schraubendreher“ bei #71,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schraubendreher is uncommon German at frequency #71,820 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁaʊ̯bn̩ˌdʁeːɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Werkzeug zum Lösen und Anziehen von Schrauben".

Schraubendreher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schraubendreher, spelled S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E-N-D-R-E-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Werkzeug zum Lösen und Anziehen von Schrauben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Um dieses Regal zusammenzubauen, brauchst du nur einen Schraubendreher.
  2. „Noby tastete die Schublade ab und hielt dann einen großen Schraubendreher in der Hand.“

Synonyms

Schraubenzieher

This word in other languages

screwdriver(English)destornillador(Español)tournevis(Français)chave de fenda(Português)

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 "Schraubendreher"?
"Schraubendreher" is spelled S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E-N-D-R-E-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁaʊ̯bn̩ˌdʁeːɐ].
What does "Schraubendreher" mean?
As a noun, "Schraubendreher" means: Werkzeug zum Lösen und Anziehen von Schrauben
How do you pronounce "Schraubendreher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schraubendreher" is [ˈʃʁaʊ̯bn̩ˌdʁeːɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schraubendreher" come from?
"Schraubendreher" 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 "Schraubendreher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schrecklichsten#71,821Sonnenstrahlung#71,856Rechtsextremist#71,763Privatfernsehen#71,730

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list