schändlich

[ˈʃɛntlɪç]

/[ˈʃɛntlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“schändlich” is uncommon German (frequency #59,163 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,163
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schande bringend

Key facts for schändlich
PropertyValue
Headwordschändlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃɛntlɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schändlich” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schändlich lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schändlich is uncommon German at frequency #59,163 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃɛntlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schändlich, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is schändlich, spelled S-C-H-Ä-N-D-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schande bringend
  2. 2
    in sehr negativer Art und Weise

Synonyms

beschämendscheußlich

This word in other languages

shameful(English)vergonzoso(Español)honteux(Français)

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 "schändlich"?
"schändlich" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-N-D-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛntlɪç].
What does "schändlich" mean?
As an adjective, "schändlich" means: Schande bringend
How do you pronounce "schändlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schändlich" is [ˈʃɛntlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schändlich" come from?
"schändlich" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “schändlich”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-Ä-N-D-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃɛntlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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