oldschool
[ˈɔʊ̯ldˌskuːl]
The verdict
“oldschool” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,360. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,360
- frequency rank, German
- 14,908
- “O” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - so wie es früher üblich war, aber heute nicht mehr modern ist (mit sentimentalem Bezug auf diese frühere Zeit)
Corpus desk
Index DE-oldschool · oldschool · German
oldschool · rank #48,360 · 14 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,360
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 14,908
- PHOTO-FINISH offeriert
Nearest frequency peer: offeriert (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “oldschool”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- nuance
nuance
51,644 corpus weight
- Numerus
Numerus
51,643 corpus weight
- offeriert
offeriert
51,642 corpus weight
- oldschool
oldschool
51,641 corpus weight
- ominösen
ominösen
51,640 corpus weight
- operativer
operativer
51,639 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “oldschool” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oldschool |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɔʊ̯ldˌskuːl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #48,360 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oldschool” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around oldschool (IPA [ˈɔʊ̯ldˌskuːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,360 among 14,908 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "so wie es früher üblich war, aber heute nicht mehr modern ist (mit sentimentalem Bezug auf diese frühere Zeit)".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for oldschool, with forms such as "lodschool", "odlschool", and "oldcshool". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is oldschool, spelled O-L-D-S-C-H-O-O-L.
Definition
- 1so wie es früher üblich war, aber heute nicht mehr modern ist (mit sentimentalem Bezug auf diese frühere Zeit)
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lodschool
- odlschool
- oldcshool
- olddschool
- oldscchool
- oldschhool
- oldschol
- oldscholo
- oldschooll
- oldscohol
- oldshcool
- oldsschool
- olldschool
- olsdchool
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of oldschool - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "oldschool", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.