schallte

[ˈʃaltə]

/[ˈʃaltə]/ verb

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The verdict

“schallte” is uncommon German (frequency #94,812 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,812
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schallte · schallte · German

schallte · rank #94,812 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,812
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schachfiguren

Nearest frequency peer: Schachfiguren (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „schallte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „schallte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schallte
PropertyValue
Headwordschallte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃaltə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,812
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schallte“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schalltefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schachfiguren“ (#94,811), „schaltest“ (#94,813), „Schauprozess“ (#94,814). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schallte“ bei #94,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schallte is uncommon German at frequency #94,812 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃaltə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

schallte has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schallte, spelled S-C-H-A-L-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schallen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schallen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schallen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schallen

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 "schallte"?
"schallte" is spelled S-C-H-A-L-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaltə].
What does "schallte" mean?
As a verb, "schallte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schallen
How do you pronounce "schallte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schallte" is [ˈʃaltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schallte" come from?
"schallte" 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 "schallte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

saftiger#94,802schlürft#94,830schmücke#94,837schnappe#94,838

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list