Schale

[ˈʃaːlə]

/[ˈʃaːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schale” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,451. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,451
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine feste Schutzhülle, zum Beispiel bei Früchten, Samen, Vogeleiern, Lebensmitteln

Corpus desk

Index DE-schale · Schale · German

Schale · rank #8,451 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,451
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sat

Nearest frequency peer: Sat (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Schale”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Schale” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Schale vs Schau
67% similar
Schale vs schul
50% similar
Schale vs Scham
67% similar

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

Key facts for Schale
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaːlə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,451
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Schale” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schaleliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Sat“ (#8,450), „Schnauze“ (#8,452), „Rezepte“ (#8,449). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Schale (IPA [ˈʃaːlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,451 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schale, with forms such as "cshale", "scahle", and "scchale". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schau", "schul", "Scham", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schale, spelled S-C-H-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine feste Schutzhülle, zum Beispiel bei Früchten, Samen, Vogeleiern, Lebensmitteln
  2. 2
    eine Panzerhülle bei bestimmten Tieren
  3. 3
    ein Gefäß für verschiedene Zweckbestimmungen in der Form einer (abgeflachten) halbierten Hohlkugel oder anderer Rotationskörper ursprünglich von dieser hergeleitet und an die menschliche Schädelform angelehnt
  4. 4
    die Klaue(n) des Schalenwildes
  5. 5
    ein gekrümmter Flächenträger
  6. 6
    eine schützende, äußere Wandung bei technischen Konstruktionen
  7. 7
    ein unten ausgehöhlter Schliff bei Schmucksteinen
  8. 8
    eine Gelenkerkrankung (Entzündung) insbesondere bei Pferden
  9. 9
    bei bestimmten Atommodellen die Schichten der Elektronenhülle von Atomen, Valenzschale
  10. 10
    schöne Oberkleidung, feines Outfit; sich in Schale werfen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für Pellkartoffeln kocht man die Kartoffeln mit ihren Schalen.
  2. „Die grünen Schalen der Kastanien rascheln unter meinen Füßen.“

Synonyms

SchüsselTopfKumme

This word in other languages

skin(English)cáscara(Español)concha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshale
  • scahle
  • scchale
  • schael
  • schalle
  • schhale
  • schlae
  • shcale
  • sschale

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshale2scahle2scchale1schael2schalle1schhale1schlae2shcale2
Edit distance from "Schale"

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 "Schale"?
"Schale" is spelled S-C-H-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaːlə].
What does "Schale" mean?
As a noun, "Schale" means: eine feste Schutzhülle, zum Beispiel bei Früchten, Samen, Vogeleiern, Lebensmitteln
What words are commonly confused with "Schale"?
"Schale" is commonly confused with "Schau", "schul", "Scham". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schale" is [ˈʃaːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schale" come from?
"Schale" 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 "Schale", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

solide#8,454Säulen#8,461paypal#8,440pastor#8,438

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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What to do next

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  • "Schale" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Schau". View pair
  • 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #8,451 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list