Schreckensbild
[ˈʃʁɛkn̩sˌbɪlt]
The verdict
“Schreckensbild” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anblick/Bild/Vorstellung, der/das/die Erschrecken auslöst
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Index DE-schreckensbild · Schreckensbild · German
Schreckensbild · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schreckensbild |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁɛkn̩sˌbɪlt] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schreckensbild“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schreckensbild is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁɛkn̩sˌbɪlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anblick/Bild/Vorstellung, der/das/die Erschrecken auslöst".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schreckensbild, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schreckensbild, spelled S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E-N-S-B-I-L-D.
Definition
- 1Anblick/Bild/Vorstellung, der/das/die Erschrecken auslöst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schreckensbild appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Schreckensbilder verließen ihn nie.“
„Diese Schreckensbilder blieben nicht ohne Wirkung auf die kämpfende Truppe, wie die Alliierten bald schon abgefangenen deutschen Feldpostbriefen entnehmen konnten.“
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.