schachmatt
[ʃaxˈmat]
The verdict
“schachmatt” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #44,195 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #44,195
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unfähig, dem Verlust des unmittelbar angegriffenen Königs beim Schachspiel entgegenzuwirken, und damit die Partie verlierend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schachmatt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʃaxˈmat] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #44,195 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schachmatt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schachmatt is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃaxˈmat]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,195 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schachmatt, with forms such as "cshachmatt", "scahchmatt", and "scchachmatt". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 schachmatt, spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-M-A-T-T.
Definition
- 1unfähig, dem Verlust des unmittelbar angegriffenen Königs beim Schachspiel entgegenzuwirken, und damit die Partie verlierend
- 2unfähig zu handeln, erschöpft
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshachmatt,scahchmatt,scchachmatt,schacchmatt,schachamtt,schachhmatt,schachmat,schachmmatt,schachmtat,schacmhatt,schahcmatt,schcahmatt,schhachmatt,shcachmatt,sschachmatt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schachmatt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “schachmatt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-A-C-H-M-A-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃaxˈmat] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
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.