Streichholzschachtel
German, noun/ˈʃtʁaɪ̯ç.hɔl(t)sˌʃax.təl/
Streichholzschachtel is spelled S-T-R-E-I-C-H-H-O-L-Z-S-C-H-A-C-H-T-E-L (20 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 130,853rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Streichholzschachtel is a German feminine noun meaning “matchbox” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Behälter für Streichhölzer”.
What does Streichholzschachtel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininematchbox
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Behälter für Streichhölzer
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Streichholzschachtel
- Streichholzschachteln plural
- Streichholzschächtelchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Streichholzschachtel?
- /ˈʃtʁaɪ̯ç.hɔl(t)sˌʃax.təl/
- [ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çhɔlt͡sˌʃaxtl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Streichholzschachtel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Streichholzschachtel in German?
Streichholzschachtel appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).