Schulterdecker
[ˈʃʊltɐˌdɛkɐ]
The verdict
“Schulterdecker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flugzeug, mit an der Rumpfoberkante angebrachten Tragflächen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schulterdecker · Schulterdecker · German
Schulterdecker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Schulterdecker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊltɐˌdɛkɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schulterdecker“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schulterdecker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊltɐˌdɛkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Flugzeug, mit an der Rumpfoberkante angebrachten Tragflächen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schulterdecker, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schulterdecker, spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R-D-E-C-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Flugzeug, mit an der Rumpfoberkante angebrachten Tragflächen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schulterdecker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Flugzeug mit dem Charles Lindbergh den Atlantik überquerte war ein Schulterdecker.
Synonyms
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.