schilderte

/[ˈʃɪldɐtə]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,299

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

schilderte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schildern Pronounced [ˈʃɪldɐtə]. Often confused with Schildkröte and Schilder.

Key facts for schilderte
PropertyValue
Headwordschilderte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃɪldɐtə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,299
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schilderte is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃɪldɐtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,299 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 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for schilderte, with forms such as "cshilderte", "scchilderte", and "schhilderte". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Schildkröte", "Schilder", "schildert", 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 schilderte, spelled S-C-H-I-L-D-E-R-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schildern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schildern
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schildern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schildern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshilderte,scchilderte,schhilderte,schidlerte,schildderte,schilderet,schilderrte,schildertte,schildetre,schildrete,schiledrte,schillderte,schliderte,scihlderte,shcilderte,sschilderte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schilderte

Misspelling Variants of "schilderte"

cshilderte10scchilderte11schhilderte11schidlerte10schildderte11schilderet10schilderrte11schildertte11
Misspelling Variants of "schilderte"

Frequency rank: #23,299 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schilderte"?
"schilderte" is spelled S-C-H-I-L-D-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪldɐtə].
What does "schilderte" mean?
As a verb, "schilderte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schildern
What words are commonly confused with "schilderte"?
"schilderte" is commonly confused with "Schildkröte", "Schilder", "schildert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schilderte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schilderte" is [ˈʃɪldɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schilderte" come from?
"schilderte" 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.