Schrottkarre
[ˈʃʁɔtˌkaʁə]
The verdict
“Schrottkarre” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - altes, schlechtes, altmodisches Fahrzeug mit Mängeln, das aber meist noch fährt
Corpus desk
Index DE-schrottkarre · Schrottkarre · German
Schrottkarre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Schrottkarre |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁɔtˌkaʁə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Schrottkarre” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Schrottkarre is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁɔtˌkaʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "altes, schlechtes, altmodisches Fahrzeug mit Mängeln, das aber meist noch fährt".
Schrottkarre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schrottkarre, spelled S-C-H-R-O-T-T-K-A-R-R-E.
Definition
- 1altes, schlechtes, altmodisches Fahrzeug mit Mängeln, das aber meist noch fährt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schrottkarre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese Schrottkarre springt schon wieder nicht an!
Nachdem der TÜV abgelaufen war, hab ich dann die Schrottkarre für 'nen Appel unnen Ei an 'nen Gebrauchtwagenhändler vertickt.
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.
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