Schulterriemen

[ˈʃʊltɐˌʁiːmən]

/[ˈʃʊltɐˌʁiːmən]/ noun

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.

Key facts for Schulterriemen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchulterriemen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊltɐˌʁiːmən]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schulterriemen” sits in German frequency

Schulterriemen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    über der Schulter laufender Riemen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „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.“
  2. „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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schulterriemen"?
"Schulterriemen" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R-R-I-E-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊltɐˌʁiːmən].
What does "Schulterriemen" mean?
As a noun, "Schulterriemen" means: über der Schulter laufender Riemen
How do you pronounce "Schulterriemen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schulterriemen" is [ˈʃʊltɐˌʁiːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schulterriemen" come from?
"Schulterriemen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list