Schulterblatt

[ˈʃʊltɐˌblat]

/[ˈʃʊltɐˌblat]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schulterblatt” is an uncommon German word, ranked #64,686 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#64,686
frequency rank, German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - großer Knochen im oberen Rückenbereich, der paarig vorhanden ist und die Armbewegungen unterstützt

Key facts for Schulterblatt
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchulterblatt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊltɐˌblat]
Letters13
Frequency rank#64,686
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schulterblatt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schulterblatt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schulterblatt is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʊltɐˌblat]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,686 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "großer Knochen im oberen Rückenbereich, der paarig vorhanden ist und die Armbewegungen unterstützt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schulterblatt in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schulterblatt, spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R-B-L-A-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    großer Knochen im oberen Rückenbereich, der paarig vorhanden ist und die Armbewegungen unterstützt

Synonyms

ScapulaSkapula

This word in other languages

shoulder blade(English)escápula(Español)omoplate(Français)omoplata(Português)

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 "Schulterblatt"?
"Schulterblatt" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R-B-L-A-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊltɐˌblat].
What does "Schulterblatt" mean?
As a noun, "Schulterblatt" means: großer Knochen im oberen Rückenbereich, der paarig vorhanden ist und die Armbewegungen unterstützt
How do you pronounce "Schulterblatt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schulterblatt" is [ˈʃʊltɐˌblat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schulterblatt" come from?
"Schulterblatt" 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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Using “Schulterblatt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R-B-L-A-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃʊltɐˌblat] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list