Schuhkarton

[ˈʃuːkaʁˌtɔ̃ː]

/[ˈʃuːkaʁˌtɔ̃ː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schuhkarton” is uncommon German (frequency #61,910 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,910
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verpackung für Schuhe

Corpus desk

Index DE-schuhkarton · Schuhkarton · German

Schuhkarton · rank #61,910 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,910
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schroffen

Nearest frequency peer: schroffen (-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 „Schuhkarton“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schuhkarton
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchuhkarton
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃuːkaʁˌtɔ̃ː]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,910
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schuhkarton“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schuhkartonfällt 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: „schroffen“ (#61,909), „Schulbank“ (#61,911), „schottischer“ (#61,908). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schuhkarton“ bei #61,910. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schuhkarton is uncommon German at frequency #61,910 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃuːkaʁˌtɔ̃ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verpackung für Schuhe".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schuhkarton, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schuhkarton, spelled S-C-H-U-H-K-A-R-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verpackung für Schuhe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als sie vom Einkaufen zurückkamen, warf sie den Schuhkarton in den Müll.
  2. „Das Einzige, wovon ich mich seit Jahrzehnten nicht trennen kann, ist ein Schuhkarton mit Briefen, ein paar Fotos und Kirschkernen, die ich an einem heißen Nachmittag im Sommer mit Clara ausgespuckt hatte.“

Synonyms

Schuhschachtel

This word in other languages

shoebox(English)

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 "Schuhkarton"?
"Schuhkarton" is spelled S-C-H-U-H-K-A-R-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃuːkaʁˌtɔ̃ː].
What does "Schuhkarton" mean?
As a noun, "Schuhkarton" means: Verpackung für Schuhe
How do you pronounce "Schuhkarton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schuhkarton" is [ˈʃuːkaʁˌtɔ̃ː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schuhkarton" come from?
"Schuhkarton" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schuhkarton", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Schulgesetz#61,912Rivalitäten#61,879Sprengungen#61,945Restaurator#61,874

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list