Schiltach

[ˈʃɪltax]

/[ˈʃɪltax]/ name

The verdict

“Schiltach” is uncommon German (frequency #97,643 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,643
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-schiltach · Schiltach · German

Schiltach · rank #97,643 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,643
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schimpfworte

Nearest frequency peer: Schimpfworte (+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 “Schiltach”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Schiltach” 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 3, 2026
Key facts for Schiltach
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchiltach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃɪltax]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,643
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Schiltach” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schiltachliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Schimpfworte“ (#97,644), „schaurigen“ (#97,641), „schipper“ (#97,645). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schiltach is uncommon German at frequency #97,643 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʃɪltax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schiltach, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schiltach, spelled S-C-H-I-L-T-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Schiltach liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

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 "Schiltach"?
"Schiltach" is spelled S-C-H-I-L-T-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪltax].
What does "Schiltach" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schiltach" means: Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Schiltach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schiltach" is [ˈʃɪltax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schiltach" come from?
"Schiltach" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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