schelten
[ˈʃɛltn̩]
The verdict
“schelten” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schimpfen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schelten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃɛltn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schelten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schelten is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃɛltn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schelten, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schelten, spelled S-C-H-E-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1schimpfen
- 2ausschimpfen, schmähen
- 3jemanden als etwas bezeichnen
- 4tadeln, Kritik üben
- 5fluchen, lästern
- 6jemanden mit einem Spottnamen belegen
- 7jemandem einen ehrenwerten Titel verleihen, um damit auszudrücken, dass dies eigentlich unverdient ist
- 8sich mit jemandem zanken
- 9anklagen
- 10einen unredlichen Handwerker aus der Innung ausschließen und durch Treibebriefe von Ort zu Ort verfolgen
- 11jemanden für unehrlich erklären, bescholten machen
- 12jemanden von einer Strafe freisprechen
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “schelten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-E-L-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃɛltn̩] (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
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.