Schrot

[ʃʁoːt]

/[ʃʁoːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Schrot” is an uncommon German word, ranked #59,156 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#59,156
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Granulat, grobkörniges Brucherzeugnis eines Getreides

Key facts for Schrot
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchrot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃʁoːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,156
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schrot” 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). Schrot lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schrot is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃʁoːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,156 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Schrot has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schrot, spelled S-C-H-R-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Granulat, grobkörniges Brucherzeugnis eines Getreides
  2. 2
    Munition für Waffen aus feinen (Blei-)Kügelchen oder -Stücken in einer Sammelpatrone
  3. 3
    Gesamtmasse einer Münze

Synonyms

BruttogewichtRaugewicht

Antonyms

FeingewichtKornNettogewicht

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); 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 "Schrot"?
"Schrot" is spelled S-C-H-R-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃʁoːt].
What does "Schrot" mean?
As a noun, "Schrot" means: Granulat, grobkörniges Brucherzeugnis eines Getreides
How do you pronounce "Schrot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schrot" is [ʃʁoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schrot" come from?
"Schrot" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Schrot”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-R-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃʁoːt] (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
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