Schizophrenie

[ʃit͡sofʁeˈniː]

/[ʃit͡sofʁeˈniː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schizophrenie” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,694
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - psychische Störung, die das Denken, die Wahrnehmung und die Affektivität betrifft

Corpus desk

Index DE-schizophrenie · Schizophrenie · German

Schizophrenie · rank #23,694 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #23,694
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schilde

Nearest frequency peer: Schilde (-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 „Schizophrenie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schizophrenie“ 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).

Schizophrenie vs schizophren
77% similar

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

Key facts for Schizophrenie
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchizophrenie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃit͡sofʁeˈniː]
Letters13
Frequency rank#23,694
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schizophrenie“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schizophrenieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schilde“ (#23,693), „schleicht“ (#23,695), „schalt“ (#23,692). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schizophrenie“ bei #23,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Schizophrenie (IPA [ʃit͡sofʁeˈniː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,694 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schizophrenie, with forms such as "cshizophrenie", "scchizophrenie", and "schhizophrenie". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "schizophren", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schizophrenie, spelled S-C-H-I-Z-O-P-H-R-E-N-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    psychische Störung, die das Denken, die Wahrnehmung und die Affektivität betrifft
  2. 2
    eine Persönlichkeitsspaltung, Bewusstseinsspaltung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die paranoide Schizophrenie ist durch beständige, häufig paranoide Wahnvorstellungen gekennzeichnet, meist begleitet von akustischen Halluzinationen und Wahrnehmungsstörungen.“
  2. „Und bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatte er auch ihre Hilfsangebote abgelehnt – obwohl gerade Schizophrenie als sehr gut behandelbar gilt.“

This word in other languages

schizophrenia(English)esquizofrenia(Español)schizophrénie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshizophrenie
  • scchizophrenie
  • schhizophrenie
  • schiozphrenie
  • schizohprenie
  • schizophernie
  • schizophhrenie
  • schizophreine
  • schizophrenei
  • schizophrennie
  • schizophrneie
  • schizophrrenie
  • schizopphrenie
  • schizoprhenie
  • schizpohrenie
  • schizzophrenie
  • schziophrenie
  • scihzophrenie
  • shcizophrenie
  • sschizophrenie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schizophrenie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshizophrenie2scchizophrenie1schhizophrenie1schiozphrenie2schizohprenie2schizophernie2schizophhrenie1schizophreine2
Edit distance from "Schizophrenie"

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 "Schizophrenie"?
"Schizophrenie" is spelled S-C-H-I-Z-O-P-H-R-E-N-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃit͡sofʁeˈniː].
What does "Schizophrenie" mean?
As a noun, "Schizophrenie" means: psychische Störung, die das Denken, die Wahrnehmung und die Affektivität betrifft
What words are commonly confused with "Schizophrenie"?
"Schizophrenie" is commonly confused with "schizophren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schizophrenie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schizophrenie" is [ʃit͡sofʁeˈniː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schizophrenie" come from?
"Schizophrenie" 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 "Schizophrenie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schreckliches#23,698Schriftführer#23,699Suchmaschinen#23,723Partizipation#23,655

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

Rechtsschutz20 variantsunglaubliches20 variantsNervensystem20 variantsNationalparks20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list