Schächte

[ˈʃɛçtə]

/[ˈʃɛçtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schächte” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,799. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,799
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schachte · Schächte · German

Schächte · rank #42,799 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,799
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schweizerin

Nearest frequency peer: Schweizerin (-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 „Schächte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schächte“ 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).

Schächte vs Schicht
75% similar
Schächte vs Schaute
63% similar
Schächte vs schalte
50% similar

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

Key facts for Schächte
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchächte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɛçtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,799
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schächte“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schweizerin“ (#42,798), „segelte“ (#42,800), „schummeln“ (#42,797). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schächte“ bei #42,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Schächte (IPA [ˈʃɛçtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,799 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schächte, with forms such as "cshächte", "scchächte", and "schcähte". 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, "Schicht", "Schaute", "schalte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schächte, spelled S-C-H-Ä-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schacht
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schacht
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schacht

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshächte
  • scchächte
  • schcähte
  • schhächte
  • schäcchte
  • schächet
  • schächhte
  • schächtte
  • schäcthe
  • schähcte
  • scähchte
  • shcächte
  • sschächte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schächte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshächte2scchächte1schcähte2schhächte1schäcchte1schächet2schächhte1schächtte1
Edit distance from "Schächte"

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 "Schächte"?
"Schächte" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛçtə].
What does "Schächte" mean?
As a noun, "Schächte" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schacht
What words are commonly confused with "Schächte"?
"Schächte" is commonly confused with "Schicht", "Schaute", "schalte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schächte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schächte" is [ˈʃɛçtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schächte" come from?
"Schächte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Scheunen#42,786ruckzuck#42,774Rotlicht#42,772Rezeptor#42,765

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

schummeln13 variantsSchmuggel13 variantsServietten13 variantsSchikanen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list