Zehntscheuer
German, noun/ˈt͡seːntˌʃɔɪ̯ɐ/
Zehntscheuer is spelled Z-E-H-N-T-S-C-H-E-U-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 142,439th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zehntscheuer is a German feminine noun meaning “tithe barn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein mittelalterliches Lagerhaus zur Aufbewahrung der Naturalsteuer, des sogenannten „Zehnt“”.
What does Zehntscheuer mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetithe barn
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein mittelalterliches Lagerhaus zur Aufbewahrung der Naturalsteuer, des sogenannten „Zehnt“
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 Zehntscheuer
- Zehntscheuern plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zehntscheuer?
- /ˈt͡seːntˌʃɔɪ̯ɐ/
- [ˈt͡seːntˌʃɔɪ̯ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zehntscheuer in German?
Zehntscheuer appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).