scourge
[skɜːdʒ]
The verdict
“scourge” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine spezielle Peitsche, zumeist mit mehreren Riemen, die benutzt wird um körperliche Strafen durchzuführen; Geißel, Peitsche
Corpus desk
Index DE-scourge · scourge · German
scourge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | scourge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [skɜːdʒ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „scourge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
scourge is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [skɜːdʒ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
scourge has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is scourge, spelled S-C-O-U-R-G-E.
Definition
- 1eine spezielle Peitsche, zumeist mit mehreren Riemen, die benutzt wird um körperliche Strafen durchzuführen; Geißel, Peitsche
- 2im übetragenen Sinn: ein Instrument um Strafen zu verteilen
- 3eine Person, die Rache ausübt
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.