Schuldenlast

[ˈʃʊldn̩ˌlast]

/[ˈʃʊldn̩ˌlast]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schuldenlast” is uncommon German (frequency #72,905 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,905
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch (starke) Schulden entstehende Belastung

Corpus desk

Index DE-schuldenlast · Schuldenlast · German

Schuldenlast · rank #72,905 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,905
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schonende

Nearest frequency peer: schonende (-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 „Schuldenlast“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schuldenlast
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchuldenlast
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊldn̩ˌlast]
Letters12
Frequency rank#72,905
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schuldenlast“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schuldenlastfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schonende“ (#72,904), „Schwadron“ (#72,906), „schnürte“ (#72,903). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schuldenlast“ bei #72,905. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schuldenlast is uncommon German at frequency #72,905 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊldn̩ˌlast]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch (starke) Schulden entstehende Belastung".

Schuldenlast doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schuldenlast, spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-E-N-L-A-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch (starke) Schulden entstehende Belastung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er könnte seine erdrückende Schuldenlast nicht mehr ertragen und nahm sich das Leben.
  2. Auf den deutschen Verbrauchern drückt eine milliardenschwere Schuldenlast.

This word in other languages

debt burden(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 "Schuldenlast"?
"Schuldenlast" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-E-N-L-A-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊldn̩ˌlast].
What does "Schuldenlast" mean?
As a noun, "Schuldenlast" means: durch (starke) Schulden entstehende Belastung
How do you pronounce "Schuldenlast"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schuldenlast" is [ˈʃʊldn̩ˌlast]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schuldenlast" come from?
"Schuldenlast" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schwalmstadt#72,907schmerzenden#72,899schwingenden#72,911Schlafentzug#72,895

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list