Steinschleuder
[ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌʃlɔɪ̯dɐ]
The verdict
“Steinschleuder” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Waffe zum Schleudern von Steinen
Corpus desk
Index DE-steinschleuder · Steinschleuder · German
Steinschleuder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Steinschleuder |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌʃlɔɪ̯dɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Steinschleuder“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Steinschleuder is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtaɪ̯nˌʃlɔɪ̯dɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Waffe zum Schleudern von Steinen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Steinschleuder, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 Steinschleuder, spelled S-T-E-I-N-S-C-H-L-E-U-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Waffe zum Schleudern von Steinen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Steinschleuder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Fundus des United States National Museum in Washington lagert eine vor knapp hundert Jahren entstandene Sammlung präkolumbischer Steinschleudern.“
„Mit ihren Steinschleudern haben sie die Affen vertrieben.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.