Schrotthaufen
[ˈʃʁɔtˌhaʊ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“Schrotthaufen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ansammlung mehrerer übereinandergeworfener, unsortiert abgelegter Teile aus Eisen an einem Ort
Corpus desk
Index DE-schrotthaufen · Schrotthaufen · German
Schrotthaufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Schrotthaufen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁɔtˌhaʊ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schrotthaufen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schrotthaufen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁɔtˌhaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ansammlung mehrerer übereinandergeworfener, unsortiert abgelegter Teile aus Eisen an einem Ort".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schrotthaufen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schrotthaufen, spelled S-C-H-R-O-T-T-H-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ansammlung mehrerer übereinandergeworfener, unsortiert abgelegter Teile aus Eisen an einem Ort
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schrotthaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf dem Schrotthaufen landet Altmetall und wird später der Wiederverwertung in einem Eisenwerk zugeführt.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.