Schachbrett
[ˈʃaxˌbʁɛt]
The verdict
“Schachbrett” is uncommon German (frequency #60,031 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,031
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - quadratisches Spielbrett von acht mal acht abwechselnd farbigen (hell und dunkel, meist weiß und braun), quadratischen Feldern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schachbrett |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃaxˌbʁɛt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #60,031 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schachbrett” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schachbrett is uncommon German at frequency #60,031 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaxˌbʁɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Schachbrett in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schachbrett, spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-B-R-E-T-T.
Definition
- 1quadratisches Spielbrett von acht mal acht abwechselnd farbigen (hell und dunkel, meist weiß und braun), quadratischen Feldern
- 2Schmetterling aus der Familie der Augenfalter
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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.
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Using “Schachbrett”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-A-C-H-B-R-E-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.