Shitstorms

[ˈʃɪtˌstɔːms]

/[ˈʃɪtˌstɔːms]/ noun

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The verdict

“Shitstorms” is uncommon German (frequency #66,693 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,693
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Shitstorm

Key facts for Shitstorms
PropertyValue
HeadwordShitstorms
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɪtˌstɔːms]
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,693
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Shitstorms” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Shitstorms lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Shitstorms is uncommon German at frequency #66,693 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪtˌstɔːms]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Shitstorms, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Shitstorms, spelled S-H-I-T-S-T-O-R-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Shitstorm
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Shitstorm
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Shitstorm
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Shitstorm
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Shitstorm

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 "Shitstorms"?
"Shitstorms" is spelled S-H-I-T-S-T-O-R-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪtˌstɔːms].
What does "Shitstorms" mean?
As a noun, "Shitstorms" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Shitstorm
How do you pronounce "Shitstorms"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Shitstorms" is [ˈʃɪtˌstɔːms]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Shitstorms" come from?
"Shitstorms" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Shitstorms”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-H-I-T-S-T-O-R-M-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃɪtˌstɔːms] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list