Schrotflinte

[ˈʃʁoːtˌflɪntə]

/[ˈʃʁoːtˌflɪntə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schrotflinte” is an uncommon German word, ranked #54,866 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,866
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gewehr mit glattem Lauf, zum Verschießen von Schrot

Key facts for Schrotflinte
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchrotflinte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁoːtˌflɪntə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schrotflinte” 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). Schrotflinte 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 Schrotflinte is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʁoːtˌflɪntə]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,866 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gewehr mit glattem Lauf, zum Verschießen von Schrot".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schrotflinte, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schrotflinte, spelled S-C-H-R-O-T-F-L-I-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gewehr mit glattem Lauf, zum Verschießen von Schrot

Synonyms

FlinteSchrotgewehr

This word in other languages

shotgun(English)

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 "Schrotflinte"?
"Schrotflinte" is spelled S-C-H-R-O-T-F-L-I-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁoːtˌflɪntə].
What does "Schrotflinte" mean?
As a noun, "Schrotflinte" means: Gewehr mit glattem Lauf, zum Verschießen von Schrot
How do you pronounce "Schrotflinte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schrotflinte" is [ˈʃʁoːtˌflɪntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schrotflinte" come from?
"Schrotflinte" 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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Using “Schrotflinte”

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

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