Schicht

[ʃɪçt]

/[ʃɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schicht” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,113. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,113
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - geologische Formation über, zwischen oder unter anderen Formationen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schicht · Schicht · German

Schicht · rank #5,113 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,113
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rätsel

Nearest frequency peer: Rätsel (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Schicht”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Schicht” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schicht vs Sicht
71% similar
Schicht vs schick
57% similar
Schicht vs sticht
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃɪçt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,113
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schicht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schicht lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Schicht (IPA [ʃɪçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,113 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schicht, with forms such as "cshicht", "scchicht", and "schciht". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sicht", "schick", "sticht", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schicht, spelled S-C-H-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    geologische Formation über, zwischen oder unter anderen Formationen
  2. 2
    in flächenhafter Ausdehnung über, unter oder zwischen anderem liegende einheitliche Masse
  3. 3
    soziale Ebene, oft durch Ausbildung, Beruf und Einkommen definiert
  4. 4
    Abschnitt eines Arbeitstages, in dem die Arbeitsplätze in einer bestimmten Regelmäßigkeit mehrmals pro Tag besetzt werden
  5. 5
    Personen, die zusammen in einer Schicht^([4]) arbeiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schicht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In diesem Bereich liegen einige Schichten Lehm und Eisenerz.
  2. „Am Hause sammelte sich gemach eine Schicht Brennholzes nach der andern, von den Knechten aus den Gaben des Waldes gelesen; denn Gregor ließ nicht zu, daß ein frischer Baum gefällt werde.“

Synonyms

FlözAuflageBelagBeschichtungBeschlagDeckeFilmGlasurHautKrusteLasurRindeSchaleSchutzschichtÜberzugGesellschaftsklasseGesellschaftsschichtKastenKlasseStandArbeitsschichtArbeitszeitDienstzeitTurnus

This word in other languages

layer(English)capa(Español)couche(Français)camada(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshicht
  • scchicht
  • schciht
  • schhicht
  • schiccht
  • schichht
  • schichtt
  • schicth
  • schihct
  • scihcht
  • shcicht
  • sschicht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schicht - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshicht2scchicht1schciht2schhicht1schiccht1schichht1schichtt1schicth2
Edit distance from "Schicht"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schicht"?
"Schicht" is spelled S-C-H-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃɪçt].
What does "Schicht" mean?
As a noun, "Schicht" means: geologische Formation über, zwischen oder unter anderen Formationen
What words are commonly confused with "Schicht"?
"Schicht" is commonly confused with "Sicht", "schick", "sticht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schicht" is [ʃɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schicht" come from?
"Schicht" 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 "Schicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nunmehr#5,108Unglück#5,122unnötig#5,123mancher#5,102

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

seltener12 variantsbegegnen12 variantsDokument12 variantsErhebung12 variants
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list