Scoop

[skuːp]

/[skuːp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Scoop” is uncommon German (frequency #82,120 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,120
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sensationelle, exklusiv veröffentlichte Meldung

Corpus desk

Index DE-scoop · Scoop · German

Scoop · rank #82,120 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,120
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seeigel

Nearest frequency peer: Seeigel (+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 „Scoop“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Scoop
PropertyValue
HeadwordScoop
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[skuːp]
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,120
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Scoop“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Seeigel“ (#82,122), „Schöneck“ (#82,117), „Seeschlacht“ (#82,123). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Scoop“ bei #82,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Scoop is uncommon German at frequency #82,120 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [skuːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sensationelle, exklusiv veröffentlichte Meldung".

Zero misspellings are on record for Scoop in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Scoop, spelled S-C-O-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    sensationelle, exklusiv veröffentlichte Meldung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es wäre der Scoop des Jahres gewesen.
  2. „Das war ein zeithistorischer Scoop, zu dem ihm der niedersächsische, publizistisch ganz unscheinbare hannoversche Verfassungsschützer Fritz Tobias verholfen hatte.“

This word in other languages

scoop(English)exclusiva(Español)

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 "Scoop"?
"Scoop" is spelled S-C-O-O-P. The IPA pronunciation is [skuːp].
What does "Scoop" mean?
As a noun, "Scoop" means: sensationelle, exklusiv veröffentlichte Meldung
How do you pronounce "Scoop"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Scoop" is [skuːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Scoop" come from?
"Scoop" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sells#82,129Sigel#82,139sinke#82,142sinnt#82,144

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list