Scrabble
[ˈskʁɛbl̩]
The verdict
“Scrabble” is uncommon German (frequency #73,995 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,995
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brettspiel für zwei bis vier Spieler, das mit dem Ziel, aus Buchstabensteinen Wörter zu legen und damit Punkte zu erzielen, gespielt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-scrabble · Scrabble · German
Scrabble · rank #73,995 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,995
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH schüchterner
Nearest frequency peer: schüchterner (-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 „Scrabble“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Schwesterpa…
Schwesterpartei
26,010 corpus weight
- Schöningen
Schöningen
26,009 corpus weight
- schönstem
schönstem
26,008 corpus weight
- schüchterner
schüchterner
26,007 corpus weight
- Scrabble
Scrabble
26,006 corpus weight
- seller
seller
26,003 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Scrabble“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Scrabble |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈskʁɛbl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #73,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Scrabble“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Scrabble is uncommon German at frequency #73,995 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈskʁɛbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Brettspiel für zwei bis vier Spieler, das mit dem Ziel, aus Buchstabensteinen Wörter zu legen und damit Punkte zu erzielen, gespielt wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Scrabble in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Scrabble, spelled S-C-R-A-B-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Brettspiel für zwei bis vier Spieler, das mit dem Ziel, aus Buchstabensteinen Wörter zu legen und damit Punkte zu erzielen, gespielt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Scrabble appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Grundprinzip des Scrabbles ist das des Kreuzworträtsels kombiniert mit Feldern, die zur Erhöhung der Buchstaben- und Wortwerte genutzt werden können.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).