Schädlinge

[ˈʃɛːtlɪŋə]

/[ˈʃɛːtlɪŋə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schädlinge” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,784. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,784
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schadlinge · Schädlinge · German

Schädlinge · rank #31,784 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,784
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwinden

Nearest frequency peer: schwinden (-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 „Schädlinge“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schädlinge“ 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).

Schädlinge vs Schlinge
80% similar
Schädlinge vs schädliche
70% similar

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

Key facts for Schädlinge
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchädlinge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɛːtlɪŋə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,784
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schädlinge“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schwinden“ (#31,783), „Schützenverein“ (#31,785), „schwellen“ (#31,782). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schädlinge“ bei #31,784. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Schädlinge (IPA [ˈʃɛːtlɪŋə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,784 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schädlinge, with forms such as "cshädlinge", "scchädlinge", and "schdälinge". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Schlinge", "schädliche", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Schädlinge, spelled S-C-H-Ä-D-L-I-N-G-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshädlinge
  • scchädlinge
  • schdälinge
  • schhädlinge
  • schäddlinge
  • schädilnge
  • schädligne
  • schädlineg
  • schädlingge
  • schädlinnge
  • schädllinge
  • schädlnige
  • schäldinge
  • scähdlinge
  • shcädlinge
  • sschädlinge

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schädlinge - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshädlinge2scchädlinge1schdälinge2schhädlinge1schäddlinge1schädilnge2schädligne2schädlineg2
Edit distance from "Schädlinge"

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 "Schädlinge"?
"Schädlinge" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-D-L-I-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛːtlɪŋə].
What does "Schädlinge" mean?
As a noun, "Schädlinge" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schädling
What words are commonly confused with "Schädlinge"?
"Schädlinge" is commonly confused with "Schlinge", "schädliche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schädlinge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schädlinge" is [ˈʃɛːtlɪŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schädlinge" come from?
"Schädlinge" 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 "Schädlinge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Sandkasten16 variantsrätselhaft16 variantsRudolstadt16 variantsStudienzeit16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list