Schreibwerkzeug
[ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌvɛʁkt͡sɔɪ̯k]
The verdict
“Schreibwerkzeug” 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) - Gerät, mit dem man schreibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-schreibwerkzeug · Schreibwerkzeug · German
Schreibwerkzeug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Schreibwerkzeug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌvɛʁkt͡sɔɪ̯k] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schreibwerkzeug“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schreibwerkzeug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌvɛʁkt͡sɔɪ̯k]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät, mit dem man schreibt".
Schreibwerkzeug doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schreibwerkzeug, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-W-E-R-K-Z-E-U-G.
Definition
- 1Gerät, mit dem man schreibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schreibwerkzeug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und ehe man den Gänsekiel und die Rohrfeder führte, ehe man mit dem Pinsel malte, Stilus und Spatel, Ritzer, Schreibrispe und Grabstichel handhabte, diente schon, wie man heute weiß, der - menschliche Finger als Schreibwerkzeug, wie noch jetzt unseren Kindern, wenn sie im Sand spielen.“
Synonyms
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.