Schach

[ʃax]

/[ʃax]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schach” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,526. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,526
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - strategisches Brettspiel für zwei Spieler, Kurzwort für Schachspiel

Corpus desk

Index DE-schach · Schach · German

Schach · rank #7,526 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,526
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sauerstoff

Nearest frequency peer: Sauerstoff (-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 „Schach“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schach“ 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).

Schach vs Schau
67% similar
Schach vs Schuh
67% similar
Schach vs Schaf
67% similar

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

Key facts for Schach
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃax]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,526
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schach“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sauerstoff“ (#7,525), „Scholz“ (#7,527), „Sankt“ (#7,524). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schach“ bei #7,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Schach (IPA [ʃax]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,526 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schach, with forms such as "cshach", "scahch", and "scchach". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schau", "Schuh", "Schaf", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schach, spelled S-C-H-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    strategisches Brettspiel für zwei Spieler, Kurzwort für Schachspiel
  2. 2
    eine Situation im Schachspiel, in welcher ein König direkt bedroht wird
  3. 3
    nach den Spielregeln nicht mehr vorgeschriebener Ausruf, Ansage von [2]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Setzten sich dann der Bürgermeister und der Doktor in ihrem Zorn, den sie nicht laut werden lassen durften, zu einer Partie Schach, so rückte der Neffe hinzu, schaute dem Bürgermeister mit seiner großen Brille über die Schulter herein und tadelte diesen oder jenen Zug, sagte dem Doktor, so und so müsse er ziehen, so daß beide Männer heimlich ganz grimmig…
  2. „Nun spielten die drei Frauen drei Partien Schach.“

Synonyms

das königliche SpielSchachspielSchachgebot

This word in other languages

chess(English)ajedrez(Español)échecs(Français)xadrez(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshach
  • scahch
  • scchach
  • schacch
  • schachh
  • schahc
  • schcah
  • schhach
  • shcach
  • sschach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshach2scahch2scchach1schacch1schachh1schahc2schcah2schhach1
Edit distance from "Schach"

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 "Schach"?
"Schach" is spelled S-C-H-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃax].
What does "Schach" mean?
As a noun, "Schach" means: strategisches Brettspiel für zwei Spieler, Kurzwort für Schachspiel
What words are commonly confused with "Schach"?
"Schach" is commonly confused with "Schau", "Schuh", "Schaf". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schach" is [ʃax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schach" come from?
"Schach" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Scholz#7,527sprang#7,532Peking#7,516parken#7,515

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Serbien10 variantssammelte10 variantsQuartal10 variantsUhrzeit10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list