Schulterklappe
German, noun/ˈʃʊltɐˌklapə/
Schulterklappe is spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R-K-L-A-P-P-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 76 million words in written German, the 543,077th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schulterklappe is a German feminine noun meaning “epaulette, shoulderboard, shoulder board” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine auf den Schultern von Uniformen angebrachte Tuchlasche zur Kennzeichnung von Dienstgrad…”.
What does Schulterklappe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineepaulette, shoulderboard, shoulder board
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine auf den Schultern von Uniformen angebrachte Tuchlasche zur Kennzeichnung von Dienstgrad, Truppengattung/Waffengattung, Truppenteil
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schulterklappe
- Schulterklappen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schulterklappe?
- /ˈʃʊltɐˌklapə/
- [ˈʃʊltɐˌklapə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schulterklappe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schulterklappe in German?
Schulterklappe appears about once in every 76 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).