schaukeln

/[ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩n]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,493

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

schaukeln is aGermanverb. It means: sich auf und ab oder hin und her bewegen Pronounced [ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩n]. Often confused with Schauten and Schenkeln.

Key facts for schaukeln
PropertyValue
Headwordschaukeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,493
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schaukeln is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,493 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich auf und ab oder hin und her bewegen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for schaukeln, with forms such as "cshaukeln", "scahukeln", and "scchaukeln". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Schauten", "Schenkeln", "schauen", 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 schaukeln, spelled S-C-H-A-U-K-E-L-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich auf und ab oder hin und her bewegen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshaukeln,scahukeln,scchaukeln,schakueln,schauekln,schaukelln,schaukelnn,schaukenl,schaukkeln,schauklen,schhaukeln,schuakeln,shcaukeln,sschaukeln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schaukeln

Misspelling Variants of "schaukeln"

cshaukeln9scahukeln9scchaukeln10schakueln9schauekln9schaukelln10schaukelnn10schaukenl9
Misspelling Variants of "schaukeln"

Frequency rank: #24,493 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schaukeln"?
"schaukeln" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-K-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩n].
What does "schaukeln" mean?
As a verb, "schaukeln" means: sich auf und ab oder hin und her bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "schaukeln"?
"schaukeln" is commonly confused with "Schauten", "Schenkeln", "schauen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schaukeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schaukeln" is [ˈʃaʊ̯kl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schaukeln" come from?
"schaukeln" 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.