Pflichtschule
German, noun[ˈp͡flɪçtˌʃuːlə]
Pflichtschule is spelled P-F-L-I-C-H-T-S-C-H-U-L-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 123,622nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pflichtschule is a German feminine noun meaning “A school that children are required by law to attend, e.g. elementary school in many countries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “altersgemäß oder im Rahmen der Ausbildung zu besuchende Lehranstalt”.
What does Pflichtschule mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineA school that children are required by law to attend, e.g. elementary school in many countries.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. altersgemäß oder im Rahmen der Ausbildung zu besuchende Lehranstalt
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 Pflichtschule
- Pflichtschulen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Pflichtschule?
- [ˈp͡flɪçtˌʃuːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Pflichtschule in German?
Pflichtschule 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).