Schredder

[ˈʃʁɛdɐ]

/[ˈʃʁɛdɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schredder” is uncommon German (frequency #71,822 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,822
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mechanisches Gerät zum Zerkleinern von unterschiedlichsten Materialien

Corpus desk

Index DE-schredder · Schredder · German

Schredder · rank #71,822 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,822
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 „Schredder“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schredder
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchredder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁɛdɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,822
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schredder“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schredderfällt 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), „Schrägstrich“ (#71,823), „Schraubendreher“ (#71,820). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schredder“ bei #71,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schredder is uncommon German at frequency #71,822 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁɛdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Schredder in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schredder, spelled S-C-H-R-E-D-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    mechanisches Gerät zum Zerkleinern von unterschiedlichsten Materialien
  2. 2
    Computerprogramm für das unwiederbringliche Löschen von Daten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Schredder zum Zerkleinern von Gartenabfällen wird auch als Häcksler bezeichnet.
  2. Oft wird auch der Aktenvernichter als Schredder angesprochen.

This word in other languages

shredder(English)trituradora(Español)broyeur(Français)

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 "Schredder"?
"Schredder" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-D-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁɛdɐ].
What does "Schredder" mean?
As a noun, "Schredder" means: mechanisches Gerät zum Zerkleinern von unterschiedlichsten Materialien
How do you pronounce "Schredder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schredder" is [ˈʃʁɛdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schredder" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schultüte#71,828schliefst#71,815schlenker#71,814Schippern#71,807

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list