Privatschule

[pʁiˈvaːtˌʃuːlə]

/[pʁiˈvaːtˌʃuːlə]/ noun

The verdict

“Privatschule” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,133
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schule in freier, also nichtstaatlicher Trägerschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-privatschule · Privatschule · German

Privatschule · rank #26,133 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,133
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pressemitteil…

Nearest frequency peer: Pressemitteilungen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Privatschule“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Privatschule“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Privatschule vs Privatschulen
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Privatschule
PropertyValue
HeadwordPrivatschule
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʁiˈvaːtˌʃuːlə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#26,133
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Privatschule“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Privatschuleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Pressemitteilungen“ (#26,132), „Probezeit“ (#26,134), „preislich“ (#26,131). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Privatschule“ bei #26,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Privatschule (IPA [pʁiˈvaːtˌʃuːlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,133 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Schule in freier, also nichtstaatlicher Trägerschaft".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Privatschule, with forms such as "pirvatschule", "pprivatschule", and "priavtschule". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Privatschulen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Privatschule, spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-S-C-H-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schule in freier, also nichtstaatlicher Trägerschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Privatschule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Meine Eltern können sich das Schulgeld für eine Privatschule nicht leisten, also gehe ich auf eine staatliche Schule.
  2. „Wenn allerdings ein Trend entsteht, dass immer mehr Eltern ihre Kinder lieber auf Privatschulen schicken würden, weil es an den öffentlichen Schulen durchregnet, die Klassen überfüllt und die Kinder unglücklich sind, dann gefährden wir damit unser öffentliches Schulsystem.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

öffentlicheRegelschulestaatlicheStaatsschule

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirvatschule
  • pprivatschule
  • priavtschule
  • privastchule
  • privatcshule
  • privatscchule
  • privatschhule
  • privatschlue
  • privatschuel
  • privatschulle
  • privatscuhle
  • privatshcule
  • privatsschule
  • privattschule
  • privtaschule
  • privvatschule
  • prrivatschule
  • prviatschule
  • rpivatschule

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Privatschule - 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.

pirvatschule2pprivatschule1priavtschule2privastchule2privatcshule2privatscchule1privatschhule1privatschlue2
Edit distance from "Privatschule"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Privatschule"?
"Privatschule" is spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-S-C-H-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pʁiˈvaːtˌʃuːlə].
What does "Privatschule" mean?
As a noun, "Privatschule" means: Schule in freier, also nichtstaatlicher Trägerschaft
What words are commonly confused with "Privatschule"?
"Privatschule" is commonly confused with "Privatschulen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Privatschule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Privatschule" is [pʁiˈvaːtˌʃuːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Privatschule" come from?
"Privatschule" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Privatschule", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list