Schanze

[ˈʃant͡sə]

/[ˈʃant͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schanze” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,707. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,707
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verteidigungsanlage, die im Wesentlichen aus einem Erdwall besteht und allein steht oder eine andere Anlage schützt

Corpus desk

Index DE-schanze · Schanze · German

Schanze · rank #19,707 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,707
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH saugt

Nearest frequency peer: saugt (-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 „Schanze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schanze“ 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).

Schanze vs Schnee
71% similar
Schanze vs Schatz
71% similar
Schanze vs schaue
57% similar

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

Key facts for Schanze
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchanze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃant͡sə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,707
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schanze“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schanzeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „saugt“ (#19,706), „schickten“ (#19,708), „schlanken“ (#19,709). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schanze“ bei #19,707. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Schanze (IPA [ˈʃant͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,707 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schanze, with forms such as "cshanze", "scahnze", and "scchanze". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schnee", "Schatz", "schaue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schanze, spelled S-C-H-A-N-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verteidigungsanlage, die im Wesentlichen aus einem Erdwall besteht und allein steht oder eine andere Anlage schützt
  2. 2
    eine geneigte Plattform, die den Austrittswinkel von etwas Beschleunigtem verändert, das sich hinüberbewegt
  3. 3
    das Fallen von Würfeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nach ihrem Grundriss unterscheidet man offene oder geschlossene Schanzen[.]“
  2. In der Schanze gibt es zwei Reihen von Schiessscharten und ein gotisches Portal der Ausfallpforte, wodurch der Ringgraben hinter dem Paradieshaus zugänglich war.

This word in other languages

sconce(English)retranchement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshanze
  • scahnze
  • scchanze
  • schanez
  • schannze
  • schanzze
  • schazne
  • schhanze
  • schnaze
  • shcanze
  • sschanze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schanze - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshanze2scahnze2scchanze1schanez2schannze1schanzze1schazne2schhanze1
Edit distance from "Schanze"

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 "Schanze"?
"Schanze" is spelled S-C-H-A-N-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃant͡sə].
What does "Schanze" mean?
As a noun, "Schanze" means: Verteidigungsanlage, die im Wesentlichen aus einem Erdwall besteht und allein steht oder eine andere Anlage schützt
What words are commonly confused with "Schanze"?
"Schanze" is commonly confused with "Schnee", "Schatz", "schaue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schanze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schanze" is [ˈʃant͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schanze" come from?
"Schanze" 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 "Schanze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schnapp#19,710Shampoo#19,713riester#19,693Streife#19,722

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

superior11 variantsrecords11 variantsunbequem11 variantsverfällt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list