Schultergelenk
[ˈʃʊltɐɡəˌlɛŋk]
The verdict
“Schultergelenk” is uncommon German (frequency #99,067 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,067
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dasjenige Gelenk, das Schulter und Oberarm verbindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-schultergelenk · Schultergelenk · German
Schultergelenk · rank #99,067 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,067
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Schuldigkeit
Nearest frequency peer: Schuldigkeit (-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 „Schultergelenk“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Schuhladen
Schuhladen
937 corpus weight
- Schuhschrank
Schuhschrank
936 corpus weight
- Schuldigkeit
Schuldigkeit
935 corpus weight
- Schultergel…
Schultergelenk
934 corpus weight
- Schuppe
Schuppe
933 corpus weight
- Schutzschirm
Schutzschirm
932 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schultergelenk“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schultergelenk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊltɐɡəˌlɛŋk] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #99,067 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schultergelenk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schultergelenk is uncommon German at frequency #99,067 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊltɐɡəˌlɛŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dasjenige Gelenk, das Schulter und Oberarm verbindet".
No misspelling variants are generated for Schultergelenk in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schultergelenk, spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R-G-E-L-E-N-K.
Definition
- 1dasjenige Gelenk, das Schulter und Oberarm verbindet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schultergelenk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Rheuma war ihm auf den linken Arm samt Schultergelenk geschlagen, wohl eine Erinnerung an den Grabenkrieg, so daß er zu Freiübungen angehalten war.“
„Welse reiben hingegen mit einem Stachel ihrer Brustflosse an ihrem Schultergelenk und produzieren so ganz andere, hochfrequente Laute.“
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.
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