Schrottkiste
[ˈʃʁɔtˌkɪstə]
The verdict
“Schrottkiste” 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) - Auto in extrem schlechtem, (fast) schrottreifem Zustand
Corpus desk
Index DE-schrottkiste · Schrottkiste · German
Schrottkiste · 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 | Schrottkiste |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁɔtˌkɪstə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schrottkiste“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schrottkiste is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁɔtˌkɪstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Auto in extrem schlechtem, (fast) schrottreifem Zustand".
Zero misspellings are on record for Schrottkiste in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schrottkiste, spelled S-C-H-R-O-T-T-K-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Auto in extrem schlechtem, (fast) schrottreifem Zustand
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schrottkiste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das ist dann die so genannte Mitleidstour, wenn man aus Mitgefühl oder Verzweiflung so eine alte Schrottkiste rammt.“
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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.