Schildkröte

[ˈʃɪltˌkʁøːtə]

/[ˈʃɪltˌkʁøːtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schildkröte” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,047. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,047
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Wasser und an Land lebendes Reptil mit Schutzpanzer

Corpus desk

Index DE-schildkrote · Schildkröte · German

Schildkröte · rank #20,047 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,047
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schilderung

Nearest frequency peer: Schilderung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schildkröte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schildkröte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Schildkröte vs Schildkröten
92% similar
Schildkröte vs schilderte
73% similar

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

Key facts for Schildkröte
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchildkröte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɪltˌkʁøːtə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,047
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schildkröte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schildkröteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schilderung“ (#20,046), „schimpft“ (#20,048), „Schenkung“ (#20,045). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schildkröte“ bei #20,047. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Schildkröte (IPA [ˈʃɪltˌkʁøːtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,047 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "im Wasser und an Land lebendes Reptil mit Schutzpanzer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schildkröte, with forms such as "cshildkröte", "scchildkröte", and "schhildkröte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Schildkröten", "schilderte", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schildkröte, spelled S-C-H-I-L-D-K-R-Ö-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Wasser und an Land lebendes Reptil mit Schutzpanzer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Schildkröten und Schlangen sind Reptilien.
  2. „Aber dann wurde eines Tages eine von Cesar unterwegs aufgefundene Schildkröte doch akzeptiert, um ein volles Jahr lang watschelnd, stumm und ausdruckslos der salatverwöhnte Mittelpunkt der Familie zu werden.“

Synonyms

Schildkrot

This word in other languages

tortoise(English)tortuga(Español)tortue(Français)tartaruga(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshildkröte
  • scchildkröte
  • schhildkröte
  • schidlkröte
  • schilddkröte
  • schildkkröte
  • schildkrröte
  • schildkrtöe
  • schildkröet
  • schildkrötte
  • schildkörte
  • schildrköte
  • schilkdröte
  • schilldkröte
  • schlidkröte
  • scihldkröte
  • shcildkröte
  • sschildkröte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schildkröte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshildkröte2scchildkröte1schhildkröte1schidlkröte2schilddkröte1schildkkröte1schildkrröte1schildkrtöe2
Edit distance from "Schildkröte"

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 "Schildkröte"?
"Schildkröte" is spelled S-C-H-I-L-D-K-R-Ö-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪltˌkʁøːtə].
What does "Schildkröte" mean?
As a noun, "Schildkröte" means: im Wasser und an Land lebendes Reptil mit Schutzpanzer
What words are commonly confused with "Schildkröte"?
"Schildkröte" is commonly confused with "Schildkröten", "schilderte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schildkröte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schildkröte" is [ˈʃɪltˌkʁøːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schildkröte" come from?
"Schildkröte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schildkröte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schilderung#20,046Sachschaden#20,043Rückführung#20,042Schwerkraft#20,053

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Umsatzsteuer18 variantsmasturbieren18 variantsunschlagbar18 variantsverschuldet18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list