Schreibschrank

[ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌʃʁaŋk]

/[ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌʃʁaŋk]/ noun

The verdict

“Schreibschrank” 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) - schrankartiges Möbel mit Schreibplatte und -utensilien

Corpus desk

Index DE-schreibschrank · Schreibschrank · German

Schreibschrank · 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.

Key facts for Schreibschrank
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchreibschrank
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌʃʁaŋk]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schreibschrank“ im Deutschen

Schreibschrankschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schreibschrank is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌʃʁaŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schrankartiges Möbel mit Schreibplatte und -utensilien".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schreibschrank, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schreibschrank, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-S-C-H-R-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    schrankartiges Möbel mit Schreibplatte und -utensilien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dann holte er aus einem Schreibschrank, den er aufgeklappt ließ, einen in Leder gebundenen abgegriffenen Band hervor, den er vor Robert ausbreitete.“
  2. „Ich bestellte den Acker, von dem ich aß, aber ich sah auch die dazugehörigen schriftlichen Dokumente und sonstigen Papiere im Schreibschranke meines armen närrischen Schwiegervaters nach.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schreibschrank"?
"Schreibschrank" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-S-C-H-R-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌʃʁaŋk].
What does "Schreibschrank" mean?
As a noun, "Schreibschrank" means: schrankartiges Möbel mit Schreibplatte und -utensilien
How do you pronounce "Schreibschrank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schreibschrank" is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌʃʁaŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schreibschrank" come from?
"Schreibschrank" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list