Schallplatte

[ˈʃalˌplatə]

/[ˈʃalˌplatə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schallplatte” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,750. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,750
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - runde, kreisförmige, meist schwarze Scheibe, auf der Töne analog aufgezeichnet sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-schallplatte · Schallplatte · German

Schallplatte · rank #30,750 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,750
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sasha

Nearest frequency peer: Sasha (-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 „Schallplatte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schallplatte“ 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).

Schallplatte vs Schallplatten
92% similar

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

Key facts for Schallplatte
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchallplatte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃalˌplatə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#30,750
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schallplatte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schallplatteliegt 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: „Sasha“ (#30,749), „Scheffel“ (#30,751), „salzen“ (#30,748). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schallplatte“ bei #30,750. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Schallplatte (IPA [ˈʃalˌplatə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,750 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "runde, kreisförmige, meist schwarze Scheibe, auf der Töne analog aufgezeichnet sind".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schallplatte, with forms such as "cshallplatte", "scahllplatte", and "scchallplatte". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Schallplatten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schallplatte, spelled S-C-H-A-L-L-P-L-A-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    runde, kreisförmige, meist schwarze Scheibe, auf der Töne analog aufgezeichnet sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Schallplatte verfügt in den meisten Fällen über zwei Rillen.
  2. „Uns gehörten auch noch andere Schallplatten.“

Synonyms

VinylScheibePlatteVinylplatteVinylscheibeSchellackplatteSchellackscheibeGrammophonplatte

Antonyms

CDMusikkassette

This word in other languages

disque microsillon(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshallplatte
  • scahllplatte
  • scchallplatte
  • schalllpatte
  • schallpaltte
  • schallplate
  • schallplatet
  • schallpllatte
  • schallpltate
  • schallpplatte
  • schalplatte
  • schalpllatte
  • schhallplatte
  • schlalplatte
  • shcallplatte
  • sschallplatte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshallplatte2scahllplatte2scchallplatte1schalllpatte2schallpaltte2schallplate1schallplatet2schallpllatte1
Edit distance from "Schallplatte"

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 "Schallplatte"?
"Schallplatte" is spelled S-C-H-A-L-L-P-L-A-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃalˌplatə].
What does "Schallplatte" mean?
As a noun, "Schallplatte" means: runde, kreisförmige, meist schwarze Scheibe, auf der Töne analog aufgezeichnet sind
What words are commonly confused with "Schallplatte"?
"Schallplatte" is commonly confused with "Schallplatten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schallplatte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schallplatte" is [ˈʃalˌplatə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schallplatte" come from?
"Schallplatte" 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 "Schallplatte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

selbstredend#30,763Privatkunden#30,721persönlichem#30,716Strafbarkeit#30,794

Similar misspelling depth

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

seltensten16 variantsSonnenbrand16 variantsProphylaxe16 variantsStaatschef16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list