Schreihälse

[ˈʃʁaɪ̯ˌhɛlzə]

/[ˈʃʁaɪ̯ˌhɛlzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schreihälse” is uncommon German (frequency #96,220 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,220
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schreihals

Key facts for Schreihälse
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchreihälse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁaɪ̯ˌhɛlzə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#96,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schreihälse” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schreihälse lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schreihälse is uncommon German at frequency #96,220 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁaɪ̯ˌhɛlzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Schreihälse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schreihälse, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-H-Ä-L-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schreihals
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schreihals
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schreihals

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 "Schreihälse"?
"Schreihälse" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-H-Ä-L-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯ˌhɛlzə].
What does "Schreihälse" mean?
As a noun, "Schreihälse" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schreihals
How do you pronounce "Schreihälse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schreihälse" is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯ˌhɛlzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schreihälse" come from?
"Schreihälse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Schreihälse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-R-E-I-H-Ä-L-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃʁaɪ̯ˌhɛlzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list