Schürhaken
[ˈʃyːɐ̯ˌhaːkn̩]
The verdict
“Schürhaken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät, um in einer Brandstelle das Brennmaterial zu richten oder zu entfernen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schurhaken · Schürhaken · German
Schürhaken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Schürhaken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃyːɐ̯ˌhaːkn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schürhaken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schürhaken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃyːɐ̯ˌhaːkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät, um in einer Brandstelle das Brennmaterial zu richten oder zu entfernen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Schürhaken in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schürhaken, spelled S-C-H-Ü-R-H-A-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gerät, um in einer Brandstelle das Brennmaterial zu richten oder zu entfernen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schürhaken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Käthe fror fast immer und griff als erstes zu Streichhölzern und Schürhaken, wenn wir nach Hause kamen.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.