schüttelten

[ˈʃʏtl̩tn̩]

/[ˈʃʏtl̩tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schüttelten” is uncommon German (frequency #85,829 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,829
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schütteln

Corpus desk

Index DE-schuttelten · schüttelten · German

schüttelten · rank #85,829 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,829
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH scripted

Nearest frequency peer: scripted (+1 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 „schüttelten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schüttelten
PropertyValue
Headwordschüttelten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃʏtl̩tn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,829
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schüttelten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schütteltenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „scripted“ (#85,830), „Schönheitswettbewerb“ (#85,827), „Seeleuten“ (#85,831). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schüttelten“ bei #85,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schüttelten is uncommon German at frequency #85,829 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃʏtl̩tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for schüttelten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schüttelten, spelled S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schütteln
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schütteln
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schütteln
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum 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 "schüttelten"?
"schüttelten" is spelled S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʏtl̩tn̩].
What does "schüttelten" mean?
As a verb, "schüttelten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schütteln
How do you pronounce "schüttelten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schüttelten" is [ˈʃʏtl̩tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schüttelten" come from?
"schüttelten" 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 "schüttelten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Seitenlänge#85,834selbstlosen#85,837Schulhauses#85,819Schlepperei#85,805

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list