Schreckschraube
[ˈʃʁɛkˌʃʁaʊ̯bə]
The verdict
“Schreckschraube” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - umgangssprachlich, abwertend: unleidliche, unerträgliche, unangenehme weibliche Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-schreckschraube · Schreckschraube · German
Schreckschraube · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Schreckschraube |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁɛkˌʃʁaʊ̯bə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schreckschraube“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schreckschraube is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁɛkˌʃʁaʊ̯bə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "umgangssprachlich, abwertend: unleidliche, unerträgliche, unangenehme weibliche Person".
Schreckschraube doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schreckschraube, spelled S-C-H-R-E-C-K-S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E.
Definition
- 1umgangssprachlich, abwertend: unleidliche, unerträgliche, unangenehme weibliche Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schreckschraube appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Oh nein! Da kommt schon wieder Frau Koslowski, diese alte Schreckschraube, mit ihrem fetten Dackel!
„Aber die olle Schreckschraube läßt sich nicht im geringsten verwirren, sie weiß, was sie will.“
This word in other languages
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.