Schubkarren

[ˈʃuːpˌkaʁən]

/[ˈʃuːpˌkaʁən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schubkarren” is uncommon German (frequency #94,842 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,842
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner einachsiger Wagen mit einem Rad, einer Wanne und zwei Handgriffen, der mit Muskelkraft geschoben wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-schubkarren · Schubkarren · German

Schubkarren · rank #94,842 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,842
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schriebe

Nearest frequency peer: schriebe (-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 „Schubkarren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schubkarren
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchubkarren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃuːpˌkaʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,842
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schubkarren“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schubkarrenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schriebe“ (#94,841), „Schulbau“ (#94,843), „Schrankwand“ (#94,840). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schubkarren“ bei #94,842. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schubkarren is uncommon German at frequency #94,842 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃuːpˌkaʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schubkarren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schubkarren, spelled S-C-H-U-B-K-A-R-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner einachsiger Wagen mit einem Rad, einer Wanne und zwei Handgriffen, der mit Muskelkraft geschoben wird
  2. 2
    sportliche Übung, bei der einer auf Händen läuft, während ein Partner seine Beine hochhält und mitgeht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Schubkarren ist im Garten ein unentbehrlicher Helfer.
  2. „Dann sitze ich auf einem umgedrehten Schubkarren und starre ins Feuer.“

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 "Schubkarren"?
"Schubkarren" is spelled S-C-H-U-B-K-A-R-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃuːpˌkaʁən].
What does "Schubkarren" mean?
As a noun, "Schubkarren" means: kleiner einachsiger Wagen mit einem Rad, einer Wanne und zwei Handgriffen, der mit Muskelkraft geschoben wird
How do you pronounce "Schubkarren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schubkarren" is [ˈʃuːpˌkaʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schubkarren" come from?
"Schubkarren" 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 "Schubkarren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schrankwand#94,840Schneepflug#94,839Schmähungen#94,836Schwächling#94,848

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list