Schönbuch

[ˈʃøːnˌbuːx]

/[ˈʃøːnˌbuːx]/ name

The verdict

“Schönbuch” is uncommon German (frequency #68,662 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,662
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großflächig bewaldetes Naturschutzgebiet südwestlich von Stuttgart im Keuperbergland des südwestdeutschen Schichtstufenlands

Corpus desk

Index DE-schonbuch · Schönbuch · German

Schönbuch · rank #68,662 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,662
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schürzen

Nearest frequency peer: Schürzen (+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 „Schönbuch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schönbuch
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchönbuch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃøːnˌbuːx]
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,662
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schönbuch“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schönbuchfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schürzen“ (#68,663), „Schädlingen“ (#68,660), „Seeblick“ (#68,664). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schönbuch“ bei #68,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schönbuch is uncommon German at frequency #68,662 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈʃøːnˌbuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großflächig bewaldetes Naturschutzgebiet südwestlich von Stuttgart im Keuperbergland des südwestdeutschen Schichtstufenlands".

Schönbuch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schönbuch, spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-B-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    großflächig bewaldetes Naturschutzgebiet südwestlich von Stuttgart im Keuperbergland des südwestdeutschen Schichtstufenlands

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Im Jahr 1972 wurde das Kerngebiet des Schönbuchs zum ersten Naturpark in Baden-Württemberg erklärt.

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 "Schönbuch"?
"Schönbuch" is spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-B-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃøːnˌbuːx].
What does "Schönbuch" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schönbuch" means: großflächig bewaldetes Naturschutzgebiet südwestlich von Stuttgart im Keuperbergland des südwestdeutschen Schichtstufenlands
How do you pronounce "Schönbuch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schönbuch" is [ˈʃøːnˌbuːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schönbuch" come from?
"Schönbuch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list