Schisma

[ˈʃɪsma]

/[ˈʃɪsma]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schisma” is uncommon German (frequency #73,975 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,975
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spaltung von Religionsgemeinschaften

Corpus desk

Index DE-schisma · Schisma · German

Schisma · rank #73,975 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,975
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schillinger

Nearest frequency peer: Schillinger (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schisma“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schisma“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schisma
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchisma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɪsma]
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,975
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schisma“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schismafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schillinger“ (#73,974), „Schlachtfelder“ (#73,976), „Schiedsrichters“ (#73,973). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schisma“ bei #73,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schisma is uncommon German at frequency #73,975 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɪsma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schisma in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schisma, spelled S-C-H-I-S-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spaltung von Religionsgemeinschaften
  2. 2
    Spaltung einer Gruppe aufgrund eines ideologischen Streits

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das so genannte große Schisma ist der Zerfall der katholischen Kirche in die römisch-katholische und die orthodoxen Kirchen.
  2. Schismen gibt es nicht nur im Christentum, sondern auch in anderen Religionen.

Synonyms

KirchenspaltungZerwürfnis

This word in other languages

schism(English)schisme(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 "Schisma"?
"Schisma" is spelled S-C-H-I-S-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪsma].
What does "Schisma" mean?
As a noun, "Schisma" means: Spaltung von Religionsgemeinschaften
How do you pronounce "Schisma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schisma" is [ˈʃɪsma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schisma" come from?
"Schisma" 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 "Schisma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schnees#73,983Routern#73,952skating#74,009Reisens#73,937

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list