Schalter
[ˈʃaltɐ]
The verdict
“Schalter” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,623. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,623
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - elektrisches Bauelement zur Herstellung oder Unterbrechung einer elektrischen Verbindung
Corpus desk
Index DE-schalter · Schalter · German
Schalter · rank #9,623 · 13 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,623
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH saufen
Nearest frequency peer: saufen (-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 „Schalter“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Sascha
Sascha
90,381 corpus weight
- Satzung
Satzung
90,380 corpus weight
- saufen
saufen
90,379 corpus weight
- Schalter
Schalter
90,378 corpus weight
- schaltet
schaltet
90,377 corpus weight
- scheine
scheine
90,376 corpus weight
What this shows „Schalter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schalter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃaltɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #9,623 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schalter“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Schalter (IPA [ˈʃaltɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,623 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schalter, with forms such as "cshalter", "scahlter", and "scchalter". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schüler", "Schaute", "Schauer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schalter, spelled S-C-H-A-L-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1elektrisches Bauelement zur Herstellung oder Unterbrechung einer elektrischen Verbindung
- 2abgeteilter Raum oder Bereich zur Abfertigung des Publikums in einer Halle oder einem größeren Raum (zum Beispiel Bahnhof, Bank oder Post)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schalter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Schalter für die Außenbeleuchtung ist neben der Haustür.
„Sie findet einen Schalter, macht im Vorraum Licht und geht die Treppe hinunter in die Wohnung.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cshalter
- scahlter
- scchalter
- schaletr
- schallter
- schalterr
- schaltre
- schaltter
- schatler
- schhalter
- schlater
- shcalter
- sschalter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schalter - 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.
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 "Schalter"?
What does "Schalter" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "Schalter"?
How do you pronounce "Schalter"?
What language does "Schalter" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schalter", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).