Scholastik

[ʃoˈlastɪk]

/[ʃoˈlastɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Scholastik” is uncommon German (frequency #96,216 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,216
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Methode der Beweisführung, Philosophie der Antike und Dogmen des Katholizismus zu vereinen suchende Theologie des Mittelalters

Corpus desk

Index DE-scholastik · Scholastik · German

Scholastik · rank #96,216 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,216
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schonfrist

Nearest frequency peer: Schonfrist (+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 „Scholastik“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Scholastik
PropertyValue
HeadwordScholastik
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃoˈlastɪk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,216
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Scholastik“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schonfrist“ (#96,217), „Schnüffler“ (#96,214), „Schnupperkurs“ (#96,213). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Scholastik“ bei #96,216. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Scholastik is uncommon German at frequency #96,216 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃoˈlastɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Scholastik, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Scholastik, spelled S-C-H-O-L-A-S-T-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Methode der Beweisführung, Philosophie der Antike und Dogmen des Katholizismus zu vereinen suchende Theologie des Mittelalters
  2. 2
    engstirnige Schulweisheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Scholastik ist am besten als Denkform zu begreifen, die streng den Gesetzen der Logik folgt.
  2. „Seine Seelenhaltung, auch im Forschen, war der im Mittelalter geübten und herrschenden Scholastik verwandt.“

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 "Scholastik"?
"Scholastik" is spelled S-C-H-O-L-A-S-T-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃoˈlastɪk].
What does "Scholastik" mean?
As a noun, "Scholastik" means: Methode der Beweisführung, Philosophie der Antike und Dogmen des Katholizismus zu vereinen suchende Theologie des Mittelalters
How do you pronounce "Scholastik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Scholastik" is [ʃoˈlastɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Scholastik" come from?
"Scholastik" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schonfrist#96,217Schnüffler#96,214schmiedete#96,209Schlitzohr#96,205

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list