Schicksalsschläge
[ˈʃɪkzaːlsˌʃlɛːɡə]
The verdict
“Schicksalsschläge” is uncommon German (frequency #62,824 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,824
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schicksalsschlag
Corpus desk
Index DE-schicksalsschlage · Schicksalsschläge · German
Schicksalsschläge · rank #62,824 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,824
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Schi
Nearest frequency peer: Schi (-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 “Schicksalsschläge”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- scheele
scheele
37,179 corpus weight
- Schi
Schi
37,178 corpus weight
- Schicksalss…
Schicksalsschläge
37,177 corpus weight
- schlechtest…
schlechtester
37,176 corpus weight
- Schleiz
Schleiz
37,175 corpus weight
- Schlüssello…
Schlüsselloch
37,174 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Schicksalsschläge” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schicksalsschläge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪkzaːlsˌʃlɛːɡə] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #62,824 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schicksalsschläge” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schicksalsschläge is uncommon German at frequency #62,824 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪkzaːlsˌʃlɛːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schicksalsschläge, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schicksalsschläge, spelled S-C-H-I-C-K-S-A-L-S-S-C-H-L-Ä-G-E.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schicksalsschlag
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schicksalsschlag
- 3Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schicksalsschlag
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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schicksalsschläge", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.