Schrottkiste
German, noun/ˈʃrɔtkɪstə/
Schrottkiste is spelled S-C-H-R-O-T-T-K-I-S-T-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 52 million words in written German, the 440,316th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schrottkiste is a German feminine noun meaning “jalopy, bucket of bolts, banger (old, worn-out car)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Auto in extrem schlechtem, (fast) schrottreifem Zustand”.
What does Schrottkiste mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryfeminineinformaljalopy, bucket of bolts, banger (old, worn-out car)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Auto in extrem schlechtem, (fast) schrottreifem Zustand
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schrottkiste
- Schrottkisten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schrottkiste?
- /ˈʃrɔtkɪstə/
- [ˈʃʁɔtˌkɪstə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schrottkiste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schrottkiste in German?
Schrottkiste appears about once in every 52 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).