Schabernack

[ˈʃaːbɐnak]

/[ˈʃaːbɐnak]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schabernack” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,249. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,249
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung, mit der jemandem ein Scherz, ein Streich gespielt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-schabernack · Schabernack · German

Schabernack · rank #46,249 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,249
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Samoa

Nearest frequency peer: Samoa (-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 „Schabernack“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schabernack
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchabernack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaːbɐnak]
Letters11
Frequency rank#46,249
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schabernack“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schabernackliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Samoa“ (#46,248), „Schattierungen“ (#46,251), „Ruhestörung“ (#46,245). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schabernack“ bei #46,249. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Schabernack (IPA [ˈʃaːbɐnak]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,249 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schabernack, with forms such as "cshabernack", "scahbernack", and "scchabernack". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schabernack, spelled S-C-H-A-B-E-R-N-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung, mit der jemandem ein Scherz, ein Streich gespielt wird
  2. 2
    Flurnamen (besonders für Weinberge), rauer Winterhut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lass bitte den Schabernack sein!
  2. Ich treibe für mein Leben gerne Schabernack!

This word in other languages

hoax(English)travesura(Español)farce(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshabernack
  • scahbernack
  • scchabernack
  • schabbernack
  • schabenrack
  • schaberanck
  • schabernacck
  • schabernackk
  • schabernakc
  • schaberncak
  • schabernnack
  • schaberrnack
  • schabrenack
  • schaebrnack
  • schbaernack
  • schhabernack
  • shcabernack
  • sschabernack

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshabernack2scahbernack2scchabernack1schabbernack1schabenrack2schaberanck2schabernacck1schabernackk1
Edit distance from "Schabernack"

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 "Schabernack"?
"Schabernack" is spelled S-C-H-A-B-E-R-N-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaːbɐnak].
What does "Schabernack" mean?
As a noun, "Schabernack" means: Handlung, mit der jemandem ein Scherz, ein Streich gespielt wird
What are common misspellings of "Schabernack"?
Common misspellings include "cshabernack", "scahbernack", "scchabernack", "schabbernack", "schabenrack". The correct spelling is "Schabernack".
How do you pronounce "Schabernack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schabernack" is [ˈʃaːbɐnak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schabernack" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ruhestörung#46,245Rolltreppen#46,241Schneiderin#46,259restriktive#46,237

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Schulformen18 variantsRatschlägen18 variantsRatlosigkeit18 variantssinnbildlich18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list