Schacht

[ʃaxt]

/[ʃaxt]/ noun

The verdict

“Schacht” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,228
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hohler, meist senkrechter Raum

Corpus desk

Index DE-schacht · Schacht · German

Schacht · rank #13,228 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,228
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rückspiel

Nearest frequency peer: Rückspiel (-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 „Schacht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schacht“ 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).

Schacht vs Schah
71% similar
Schacht vs schaut
57% similar
Schacht vs Schaft
71% similar

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

Key facts for Schacht
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃaxt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,228
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schacht“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schachtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rückspiel“ (#13,227), „Schlamm“ (#13,229), „Schlesien“ (#13,230). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schacht“ bei #13,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Schacht (IPA [ʃaxt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,228 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schacht, with forms such as "cshacht", "scahcht", and "scchacht". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schah", "schaut", "Schaft", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schacht, spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    hohler, meist senkrechter Raum
  2. 2
    vertikaler Grubenbau zu einem Stollen oder einer Strecke
  3. 3
    Vereinigung von Handwerkern, die auf Wanderschaft sind oder waren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es ist aus Gründen der Sicherheit besser, den Schacht abzudecken oder zu verschließen.
  2. „Von den unterirdischen Räumen aus, die leer standen, gab es eine Verbindung zu den Schächten der Katakomben, die sich unter den Häusern der Stadtanlage überall hinzogen.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshacht
  • scahcht
  • scchacht
  • schaccht
  • schachht
  • schachtt
  • schacth
  • schahct
  • schcaht
  • schhacht
  • shcacht
  • sschacht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshacht2scahcht2scchacht1schaccht1schachht1schachtt1schacth2schahct2
Edit distance from "Schacht"

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 "Schacht"?
"Schacht" is spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaxt].
What does "Schacht" mean?
As a noun, "Schacht" means: hohler, meist senkrechter Raum
What words are commonly confused with "Schacht"?
"Schacht" is commonly confused with "Schah", "schaut", "Schaft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schacht" is [ʃaxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schacht" come from?
"Schacht" 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 "Schacht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list