schema

/[ˈskɛːma]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,556

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

schema is aGermannoun. It means: das Schema, der Plan Pronounced [ˈskɛːma]. Often confused with scheu and scher.

Key facts for schema
PropertyValue
Headwordschema
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈskɛːma]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,556
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schema is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈskɛːma]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,556 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for schema, with forms such as "cshema", "scchema", and "scehma". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "scheu", "scher", "Scherz", 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 schema, spelled S-C-H-E-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Schema, der Plan
  2. 2
    der Entwurf
  3. 3
    übertragen die Schablone, das Klischee
  4. 4
    der Entwurf, das Gerüst

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshema,scchema,scehma,scheam,schemma,schhema,schmea,shcema,sschema

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schema

Misspelling Variants of "schema"

cshema6scchema7scehma6scheam6schemma7schhema7schmea6shcema6
Misspelling Variants of "schema"

Frequency rank: #10,556 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schema"?
"schema" is spelled S-C-H-E-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskɛːma].
What does "schema" mean?
As a noun, "schema" means: das Schema, der Plan
What words are commonly confused with "schema"?
"schema" is commonly confused with "scheu", "scher", "Scherz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schema"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schema" is [ˈskɛːma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schema" come from?
"schema" 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.