Schi

[ʃiː]

/[ʃiː]/ noun

The verdict

“Schi” is uncommon German (frequency #62,823 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,823
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gleitgerät zur Fortbewegung im Schnee oder Wasser

Corpus desk

Index DE-schi · Schi · German

Schi · rank #62,823 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,823
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH scheele

Nearest frequency peer: scheele (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schi“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schi“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schi
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃiː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#62,823
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schi“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „scheele“ (#62,822), „Schicksalsschläge“ (#62,824), „schlechtester“ (#62,825). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schi“ bei #62,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schi is uncommon German at frequency #62,823 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gleitgerät zur Fortbewegung im Schnee oder Wasser".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schi in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schi, spelled S-C-H-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gleitgerät zur Fortbewegung im Schnee oder Wasser

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 "Schi"?
"Schi" is spelled S-C-H-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃiː].
What does "Schi" mean?
As a noun, "Schi" means: Gleitgerät zur Fortbewegung im Schnee oder Wasser
How do you pronounce "Schi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schi" is [ʃiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schi" come from?
"Schi" 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 "Schi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list