Schrotflinte

[ˈʃʁoːtˌflɪntə]

/[ˈʃʁoːtˌflɪntə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schrotflinte” is uncommon German (frequency #54,866 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,866
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gewehr mit glattem Lauf, zum Verschießen von Schrot

Corpus desk

Index DE-schrotflinte · Schrotflinte · German

Schrotflinte · rank #54,866 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,866
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schreist

Nearest frequency peer: schreist (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schrotflinte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schrotflinte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schrotflinte
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchrotflinte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁoːtˌflɪntə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schrotflinte“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schrotflintefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schreist“ (#54,865), „Schulentwicklung“ (#54,867), „schmäh“ (#54,864). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schrotflinte“ bei #54,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schrotflinte is uncommon German at frequency #54,866 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁoːtˌflɪntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Jäger schoss sich mit seiner Schrotflinte versehentlich in den linken Fuß.
  2. „Ein 45-Jähriger soll in einer Wohnung in Wien-Ottakring einen um zwei Jahre älteren Mann mit einer Schrotflinte in den Kopf geschossen und tagelang neben der Leiche gelebt haben.“

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schrotflinte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schutzpatron#54,868schwerfällig#54,871Rückennummer#54,850skrupellosen#54,887

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list