Schaltern

[ˈʃaltɐn]

/[ˈʃaltɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schaltern” is uncommon German (frequency #61,895 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,895
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schaltern · Schaltern · German

Schaltern · rank #61,895 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,895
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Saurier

Nearest frequency peer: Saurier (-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 „Schaltern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schaltern
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchaltern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaltɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,895
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schaltern“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schalternfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Saurier“ (#61,894), „schlechteres“ (#61,897), „sane“ (#61,892). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schaltern“ bei #61,895. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schaltern is uncommon German at frequency #61,895 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaltɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schalter".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schaltern in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schaltern, spelled S-C-H-A-L-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schalter

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 "Schaltern"?
"Schaltern" is spelled S-C-H-A-L-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaltɐn].
What does "Schaltern" mean?
As a noun, "Schaltern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schalter
How do you pronounce "Schaltern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schaltern" is [ˈʃaltɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schaltern" come from?
"Schaltern" 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 "Schaltern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schleifer#61,898Salamanca#61,890Schlüssen#61,902schroffen#61,909

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list