Schocks

[ʃɔks]

/[ʃɔks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schocks” is uncommon German (frequency #57,389 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,389
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schock

Key facts for Schocks
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchocks
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃɔks]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,389
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schocks” 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). Schocks lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schocks is uncommon German at frequency #57,389 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃɔks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Schocks in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schocks, spelled S-C-H-O-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schock
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schock
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schock
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schock
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Schocks"?
"Schocks" is spelled S-C-H-O-C-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃɔks].
What does "Schocks" mean?
As a noun, "Schocks" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schock
How do you pronounce "Schocks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schocks" is [ʃɔks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schocks" come from?
"Schocks" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Schocks”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-O-C-K-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃɔks] (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