Schola

[ˈskoːla]

/[ˈskoːla]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schola” is uncommon German (frequency #82,103 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,103
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vereinigung von Lehrern und Schülern, zur Pflege mittelalterlicher Chormusik

Corpus desk

Index DE-schola · Schola · German

Schola · rank #82,103 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,103
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schnörkel

Nearest frequency peer: Schnörkel (-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 „Schola“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schola
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchola
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈskoːla]
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,103
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schola“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Scholafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schnörkel“ (#82,102), „schreite“ (#82,104), „schnorren“ (#82,101). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schola“ bei #82,103. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schola is uncommon German at frequency #82,103 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈskoːla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vereinigung von Lehrern und Schülern, zur Pflege mittelalterlicher Chormusik".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schola, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schola, spelled S-C-H-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vereinigung von Lehrern und Schülern, zur Pflege mittelalterlicher Chormusik

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Unser Kantor hat einige gute Sänger aufgebaut, die aktiv in der Schola mitwirken.

Synonyms

Choralschola

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 "Schola"?
"Schola" is spelled S-C-H-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskoːla].
What does "Schola" mean?
As a noun, "Schola" means: Vereinigung von Lehrern und Schülern, zur Pflege mittelalterlicher Chormusik
How do you pronounce "Schola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schola" is [ˈskoːla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schola" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Sehnde#82,124Sanden#82,078senile#82,130Sitter#82,146

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list