Schock

[ʃɔk]

/[ʃɔk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schock” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,302
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plötzliche, massive, seelische oder nervliche Erschütterung

Corpus desk

Index DE-schock · Schock · German

Schock · rank #5,302 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,302
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlau

Nearest frequency peer: schlau (-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 „Schock“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schock“ 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).

Schock vs schön
33% similar
Schock vs Stock
67% similar
Schock vs shock
67% similar

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

Key facts for Schock
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃɔk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,302
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schock“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schockliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schlau“ (#5,301), „school“ (#5,303), „sagten“ (#5,300). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schock“ bei #5,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Schock (IPA [ʃɔk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,302 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schock, with forms such as "cshock", "scchock", and "schcok". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schön", "Stock", "shock", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schock, spelled S-C-H-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    plötzliche, massive, seelische oder nervliche Erschütterung
  2. 2
    akutes Versagen des Kreislaufsystems
  3. 3
    abrupte, sich fortpflanzende Änderung von Zustandsgrößen
  4. 4
    eine exogen erzeugte Veränderung von Größen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es war ein Schock für sie, zu erfahren, dass ihr Mann ein Zweitleben führte.
  2. „Als der Statthalter Marcus Lollius den Eindringlingen mit einer Legion entgegentritt, wird er vernichtend geschlagen und verliert sogar das Feldzeichen, den Legionsadler - ein Schock für die seit Cäsar wieder siegesgewohnten Römer.“

Synonyms

EntsetzenErschütterungSchlagSchreckTraumaKollaps

This word in other languages

shock(English)choque(Español)choc(Français)choque(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshock
  • scchock
  • schcok
  • schhock
  • schocck
  • schockk
  • schokc
  • scohck
  • shcock
  • sschock

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schock - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshock2scchock1schcok2schhock1schocck1schockk1schokc2scohck2
Edit distance from "Schock"

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 "Schock"?
"Schock" is spelled S-C-H-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃɔk].
What does "Schock" mean?
As a noun, "Schock" means: plötzliche, massive, seelische oder nervliche Erschütterung
What words are commonly confused with "Schock"?
"Schock" is commonly confused with "schön", "Stock", "shock". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schock" is [ʃɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schock" come from?
"Schock" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schlau#5,301school#5,303sagten#5,300schwul#5,305

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Piloten10 variantsspätere10 variantsniedrig10 variantsälteste10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list