Schimpanse

[ʃɪmˈpanzə]

/[ʃɪmˈpanzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schimpanse” is uncommon German (frequency #77,280 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,280
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vertreter der gleichnamigen Gattung von Menschenaffen

Key facts for Schimpanse
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchimpanse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃɪmˈpanzə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,280
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schimpanse” 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). Schimpanse lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Schimpanse is uncommon German at frequency #77,280 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃɪmˈpanzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vertreter der gleichnamigen Gattung von Menschenaffen".

Schimpanse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schimpanse, spelled S-C-H-I-M-P-A-N-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertreter der gleichnamigen Gattung von Menschenaffen

This word in other languages

chimpanzee(English)chimpancé(Español)chimpanzé(Français)

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 "Schimpanse"?
"Schimpanse" is spelled S-C-H-I-M-P-A-N-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃɪmˈpanzə].
What does "Schimpanse" mean?
As a noun, "Schimpanse" means: Vertreter der gleichnamigen Gattung von Menschenaffen
How do you pronounce "Schimpanse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schimpanse" is [ʃɪmˈpanzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schimpanse" come from?
"Schimpanse" 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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Using “Schimpanse”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-I-M-P-A-N-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃɪmˈpanzə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list