scoundrel
[ˈskaʊndr(ə)l]
The verdict
“scoundrel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schuft, Halunke, Schurke
Corpus desk
Index DE-scoundrel · scoundrel · German
scoundrel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | scoundrel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈskaʊndr(ə)l] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „scoundrel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
scoundrel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈskaʊndr(ə)l]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schuft, Halunke, Schurke".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for scoundrel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is scoundrel, spelled S-C-O-U-N-D-R-E-L.
Definition
- 1Schuft, Halunke, Schurke
Synonyms
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.