Schachtel

[ˈʃaxtl̩]

/[ˈʃaxtl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schachtel” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,117
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders

Corpus desk

Index DE-schachtel · Schachtel · German

Schachtel · rank #17,117 · 15 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,117
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH räumlich

Nearest frequency peer: räumlich (-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 „Schachtel“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schachtel“ 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).

Schachtel vs Schichten
78% similar
Schachtel vs schächten
67% similar
Schachtel vs Schlachten
80% similar

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

Key facts for Schachtel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchachtel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaxtl̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,117
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schachtel“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schachtelliegt 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: „räumlich“ (#17,116), „scheiterten“ (#17,118), „Rollenspiel“ (#17,115). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schachtel“ bei #17,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Schachtel (IPA [ˈʃaxtl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,117 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schachtel, with forms such as "cshachtel", "scahchtel", and "scchachtel". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Schichten", "schächten", "Schlachten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schachtel, spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders
  2. 2
    Zahlklassifikator für Dinge, die in Schachteln^([1]) verpackt werden
  3. 3
    unlackierter Geigenkorpus mit abgenommener Decke
  4. 4
    kurz für Schachtelbeteiligung
  5. 5
    abwertende Bezeichnung für eine meist alte Frau

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie sammelte die alten Liebesbriefe in einer Schachtel, die sie zuunterst in der Wäscheschublade verwahrte.
  2. „Diese kleine teefarbene Schachtel, die etwa so groß ist wie die Schachtel einer Armbanduhr und an der das Foto lehnt – ich kann sie tatsächlich durch die Steinmauern hindurch sehen.“

Synonyms

SchachtelbeteiligungFrau

Antonyms

Dose

This word in other languages

box(English)caja(Español)boîte(Français)caixa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshachtel
  • scahchtel
  • scchachtel
  • schacchtel
  • schachetl
  • schachhtel
  • schachtell
  • schachtle
  • schachttel
  • schacthel
  • schahctel
  • schcahtel
  • schhachtel
  • shcachtel
  • sschachtel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshachtel2scahchtel2scchachtel1schacchtel1schachetl2schachhtel1schachtell1schachtle2
Edit distance from "Schachtel"

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 "Schachtel"?
"Schachtel" is spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaxtl̩].
What does "Schachtel" mean?
As a noun, "Schachtel" means: Verpackung, meistens in der Form eines Quaders
What words are commonly confused with "Schachtel"?
"Schachtel" is commonly confused with "Schichten", "schächten", "Schlachten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schachtel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schachtel" is [ˈʃaxtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schachtel" come from?
"Schachtel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

richteten#17,111reguliert#17,108Recycling#17,106plausibel#17,097

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Rollenspiel15 variantsSchulleiter15 variantsPortemonnaie15 variantsStadtteilen15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list