Schlittschuhe
[ˈʃlɪtˌʃuːə]
The verdict
“Schlittschuhe” is uncommon German (frequency #61,900 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,900
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schlittschuh
Corpus desk
Index DE-schlittschuhe · Schlittschuhe · German
Schlittschuhe · rank #61,900 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,900
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Schleifer
Nearest frequency peer: Schleifer (-2 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 “Schlittschuhe”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- schlechteres
schlechteres
38,104 corpus weight
- Schleifer
Schleifer
38,103 corpus weight
- Schlittschu…
Schlittschuhe
38,101 corpus weight
- Schlüssen
Schlüssen
38,099 corpus weight
- Schmerztabl…
Schmerztabletten
38,098 corpus weight
- Schnellzug
Schnellzug
38,097 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Schlittschuhe” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schlittschuhe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlɪtˌʃuːə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #61,900 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schlittschuhe” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schlittschuhe is uncommon German at frequency #61,900 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlɪtˌʃuːə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schlittschuhe, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schlittschuhe, spelled S-C-H-L-I-T-T-S-C-H-U-H-E.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schlittschuh
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schlittschuh
- 3Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schlittschuh
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schlittschuhe", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency 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.