Schulterriemen
[ˈʃʊltɐˌʁiːmən]
The verdict
“Schulterriemen” 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 May 6, 2026) - über der Schulter laufender Riemen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schulterriemen · Schulterriemen · German
Schulterriemen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Schulterriemen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊltɐˌʁiːmən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schulterriemen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schulterriemen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊltɐˌʁiːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "über der Schulter laufender Riemen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schulterriemen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schulterriemen, spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R-R-I-E-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1über der Schulter laufender Riemen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schulterriemen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf seinem Schoß lag eine kurzläufige Heckler & Koch‐Maschinenpistole mit einem Schulterriemen aus schwarzem Nylon, und Moss griff danach, nahm sie an sich und trat zurück.“
„Überall standen Gäste im Alter des Jubilars, Männer in Schlips und Kragen, Frauen in schönen Blusen und Nylonstrümpfen, mit eleganten Handtaschen an Schulterriemen und diskretem Schmuck.“
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