Shrimp
[ʃʁɪmp]
The verdict
“Shrimp” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Garnele
Corpus desk
Index DE-shrimp · Shrimp · German
Shrimp · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Shrimp |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃʁɪmp] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Shrimp“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Shrimp is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃʁɪmp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Shrimp doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Shrimp, spelled S-H-R-I-M-P.
Definition
- 1Garnele
- 2handelsübliche Bezeichnung des unter [1] genannten Krustentieres als Speise
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Shrimp appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Shrimps werden entweder kommerziell befischt oder in speziellen Aquakulturen gezüchtet.
Heute fangen die Fischer vor allem Hummer, Krabben und Shrimps, die Quoten werden jeden Monat neu festgelegt.
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