Schaukel

/[ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,038

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

Schaukel is aGermannoun. It means: ein Gerät, um sich um einen Drehpunkt auf und ab oder vor und zurück zu bewegen Pronounced [ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩]. Often confused with Schaute and Schenkel.

Key facts for Schaukel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchaukel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,038
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Schaukel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schaukel is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,038 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Gerät, um sich um einen Drehpunkt auf und ab oder vor und zurück zu bewegen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Schaukel, with forms such as "cshaukel", "scahukel", and "scchaukel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Schaute", "Schenkel", "Schauten", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Schaukel, spelled S-C-H-A-U-K-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Gerät, um sich um einen Drehpunkt auf und ab oder vor und zurück zu bewegen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshaukel,scahukel,scchaukel,schakuel,schauekl,schaukell,schaukkel,schaukle,schhaukel,schuakel,shcaukel,sschaukel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Schaukel

Misspelling Variants of "Schaukel"

cshaukel8scahukel8scchaukel9schakuel8schauekl8schaukell9schaukkel9schaukle8
Misspelling Variants of "Schaukel"

Frequency rank: #27,038 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schaukel"?
"Schaukel" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-K-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩].
What does "Schaukel" mean?
As a noun, "Schaukel" means: ein Gerät, um sich um einen Drehpunkt auf und ab oder vor und zurück zu bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "Schaukel"?
"Schaukel" is commonly confused with "Schaute", "Schenkel", "Schauten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schaukel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schaukel" is [ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schaukel" come from?
"Schaukel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.