Schwitzkasten
[ˈʃvɪt͡sˌkastn̩]
The verdict
“Schwitzkasten” is uncommon German (frequency #76,145 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,145
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kasten für Schwitzbäder, bei dem während der Benutzung nur der Kopf aus einer Öffnung schaut
Corpus desk
Index DE-schwitzkasten · Schwitzkasten · German
Schwitzkasten · rank #76,145 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,145
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Schwiegervate…
Nearest frequency peer: Schwiegervaters (-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 „Schwitzkasten“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- schwermütig
schwermütig
23,858 corpus weight
- Schwiegerva…
Schwiegervaters
23,857 corpus weight
- Schwitzkast…
Schwitzkasten
23,856 corpus weight
- Schäferhunde
Schäferhunde
23,854 corpus weight
- schürfen
schürfen
23,853 corpus weight
- scientist
scientist
23,852 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schwitzkasten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schwitzkasten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃvɪt͡sˌkastn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #76,145 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schwitzkasten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schwitzkasten is uncommon German at frequency #76,145 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃvɪt͡sˌkastn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Schwitzkasten in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schwitzkasten, spelled S-C-H-W-I-T-Z-K-A-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Kasten für Schwitzbäder, bei dem während der Benutzung nur der Kopf aus einer Öffnung schaut
- 2Griff, bei dem jemand den Kopf eines anderen unter den Arm klemmt, so dass dieser in seiner Bewegungsfreiheit stark eingeschränkt ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schwitzkasten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er saß eine Stunde lang im Schwitzkasten.
Der Rowdy nahm seinen Mitschüler in den Schwitzkasten und gab ihm Kopfnüsse.
This word in other languages
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.
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