schüttel

[ˈʃʏtl̩]

/[ˈʃʏtl̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schüttel” is uncommon German (frequency #50,872 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,872
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schütteln

Corpus desk

Index DE-schuttel · schüttel · German

schüttel · rank #50,872 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,872
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sechstes

Nearest frequency peer: sechstes (+2 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 „schüttel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schüttel
PropertyValue
Headwordschüttel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃʏtl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schüttel“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sechstes“ (#50,874), „schwarzfahren“ (#50,869), „seidenen“ (#50,876). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schüttel“ bei #50,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schüttel is uncommon German at frequency #50,872 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃʏtl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

schüttel has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schüttel, spelled S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schütteln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schütteln

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 "schüttel"?
"schüttel" is spelled S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʏtl̩].
What does "schüttel" mean?
As a verb, "schüttel" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schütteln
How do you pronounce "schüttel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schüttel" is [ˈʃʏtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schüttel" come from?
"schüttel" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schüttel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sechstes#50,874seidenen#50,876Schamane#50,859Rüstzeug#50,847

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list