Strandkorb

[ˈʃtʁantˌkɔʁp]

/[ˈʃtʁantˌkɔʁp]/ noun

The verdict

“Strandkorb” is uncommon German (frequency #75,093 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,093
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwerer beweglicher Sonnen- und Windschutz am Strand, der außen geflochten und innen gepolstert ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-strandkorb · Strandkorb · German

Strandkorb · rank #75,093 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,093
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Strafgefangene

Nearest frequency peer: Strafgefangene (-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 „Strandkorb“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Strandkorb“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Strandkorb
PropertyValue
HeadwordStrandkorb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃtʁantˌkɔʁp]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,093
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Strandkorb“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Strandkorbfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Strafgefangene“ (#75,092), „Strandpromenade“ (#75,094), „Stofftier“ (#75,091). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Strandkorb“ bei #75,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Strandkorb is uncommon German at frequency #75,093 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtʁantˌkɔʁp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schwerer beweglicher Sonnen- und Windschutz am Strand, der außen geflochten und innen gepolstert ist".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Strandkorb in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Strandkorb, spelled S-T-R-A-N-D-K-O-R-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    schwerer beweglicher Sonnen- und Windschutz am Strand, der außen geflochten und innen gepolstert ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Strandkorb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Strandkörbe in den Nordseebädern sind recht teuer.
  2. Wir setzten uns am liebsten in einen Strandkorb und schauten den anderen beim Baden zu.

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 "Strandkorb"?
"Strandkorb" is spelled S-T-R-A-N-D-K-O-R-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtʁantˌkɔʁp].
What does "Strandkorb" mean?
As a noun, "Strandkorb" means: schwerer beweglicher Sonnen- und Windschutz am Strand, der außen geflochten und innen gepolstert ist
How do you pronounce "Strandkorb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Strandkorb" is [ˈʃtʁantˌkɔʁp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Strandkorb" come from?
"Strandkorb" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Strandkorb", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list