Verschattung
[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃaˌtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verschattung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Röntgennegativbild hell erscheinender Bereich, der im Positivbild dunkel erscheinen würde.
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Index DE-verschattung · Verschattung · German
Verschattung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | Verschattung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃaˌtʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Verschattung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Verschattung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃaˌtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Verschattung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Verschattung, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-A-T-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1im Röntgennegativbild hell erscheinender Bereich, der im Positivbild dunkel erscheinen würde.
- 2Schattenbildung durch ein fremdes Objekt
- 3die temporäre Nichtsichtbarkeit einer Variable zu Gunsten der Sichtbarkeit einer anderen
- 4Sonnenschutz
- 5Leistungsminderung durch Wolken oder sonstigen Schattenwurf
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Verschattung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Zahnarzt konnte an einer Verschattung im Röntgenbild einen verbliebenen Wurzelrest erkennen.
Masdar City, die futuristische CO₂-neutrale Wüstenstadt im Emirat Abu Dhabi, soll dank geschickter Verschattung, Begrünung und Belüftung kaum elektrischer Kühlung bedürfen.
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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.