Schulterhöhe

[ˈʃʊltɐˌhøːə]

/[ˈʃʊltɐˌhøːə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schulterhöhe” is uncommon German (frequency #78,522 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,522
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abstand vom Boden bis zur oberen Spitze des Schulterblattes eines bestimmten Lebewesens

Corpus desk

Index DE-schulterhohe · Schulterhöhe · German

Schulterhöhe · rank #78,522 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,522
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schullehrer

Nearest frequency peer: Schullehrer (-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 „Schulterhöhe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schulterhöhe
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchulterhöhe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊltɐˌhøːə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,522
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schulterhöhe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schullehrer“ (#78,521), „Schutzbrille“ (#78,523), „Schulgarten“ (#78,520). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schulterhöhe“ bei #78,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schulterhöhe is uncommon German at frequency #78,522 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊltɐˌhøːə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abstand vom Boden bis zur oberen Spitze des Schulterblattes eines bestimmten Lebewesens".

Schulterhöhe has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schulterhöhe, spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R-H-Ö-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abstand vom Boden bis zur oberen Spitze des Schulterblattes eines bestimmten Lebewesens

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In Nordrhein-Westfalen müssen Hundehalter den „Sachkundenachweis“ erbringen, wenn das Tier ausgewachsen eine Schulterhöhe von 40 Zentimetern erreicht oder mehr als 20 Kilogramm wiegt – unabhängig von der Rasse.

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 "Schulterhöhe"?
"Schulterhöhe" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R-H-Ö-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊltɐˌhøːə].
What does "Schulterhöhe" mean?
As a noun, "Schulterhöhe" means: Abstand vom Boden bis zur oberen Spitze des Schulterblattes eines bestimmten Lebewesens
How do you pronounce "Schulterhöhe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schulterhöhe" is [ˈʃʊltɐˌhøːə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schulterhöhe" come from?
"Schulterhöhe" 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 "Schulterhöhe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Schutzbrille#78,523Schirmherrin#78,506Schatzsucher#78,501skrupelloser#78,552

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list