Schachfiguren

[ˈʃaxfiˌɡuːʁən]

/[ˈʃaxfiˌɡuːʁən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schachfiguren” is uncommon German (frequency #94,811 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,811
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schachfigur

Corpus desk

Index DE-schachfiguren · Schachfiguren · German

Schachfiguren · rank #94,811 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,811
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schallte

Nearest frequency peer: schallte (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schachfiguren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schachfiguren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schachfiguren
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchachfiguren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaxfiˌɡuːʁən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#94,811
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schachfiguren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schachfigurenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schallte“ (#94,812), „savoir“ (#94,809), „schaltest“ (#94,813). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schachfiguren“ bei #94,811. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schachfiguren is uncommon German at frequency #94,811 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaxfiˌɡuːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schachfiguren, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schachfiguren, spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-F-I-G-U-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schachfigur
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schachfigur
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schachfigur
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schachfigur

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 "Schachfiguren"?
"Schachfiguren" is spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-F-I-G-U-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaxfiˌɡuːʁən].
What does "Schachfiguren" mean?
As a noun, "Schachfiguren" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schachfigur
How do you pronounce "Schachfiguren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schachfiguren" is [ˈʃaxfiˌɡuːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schachfiguren" come from?
"Schachfiguren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schiffsführer#94,822schmerzhaftes#94,832Schmiergelder#94,834Schuldscheine#94,844

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list