Schoner

[ˈʃoːnɐ]

/[ˈʃoːnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schoner” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,204. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,204
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zweimastiges Segelschiff. Unterteilung in den Gaffelschoner, welcher nur Gaffel- und Stagsegel führt, sowie den Rahschoner, welcher Rahen am vordersten Mast aufweist

Corpus desk

Index DE-schoner · Schoner · German

Schoner · rank #44,204 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,204
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schoben

Nearest frequency peer: schoben (-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 „Schoner“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schoner“ 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).

Schoner vs schwer
57% similar
Schoner vs schont
57% similar
Schoner vs Schüler
71% similar

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

Key facts for Schoner
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchoner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃoːnɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,204
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schoner“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schoben“ (#44,203), „schrill“ (#44,205), „schmiert“ (#44,202). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schoner“ bei #44,204. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Schoner (IPA [ˈʃoːnɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,204 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zweimastiges Segelschiff. Unterteilung in den Gaffelschoner, welcher nur Gaffel- und Stagsegel führt, sowie den Rahschoner, welcher Rahen am vordersten Mast aufweist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schoner, with forms such as "cshoner", "scchoner", and "schhoner". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schwer", "schont", "Schüler", 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schoner, spelled S-C-H-O-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    zweimastiges Segelschiff. Unterteilung in den Gaffelschoner, welcher nur Gaffel- und Stagsegel führt, sowie den Rahschoner, welcher Rahen am vordersten Mast aufweist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heute hat im Hafen ein Schoner angelegt.
  2. „Sie hatten die Ketsch bald eingeholt, welche die Strömung inzwischen noch näher an den Schoner herangebracht hatte.“

Synonyms

SchoonerSchuner

This word in other languages

schooner(English)goleta(Español)goélette(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshoner
  • scchoner
  • schhoner
  • schnoer
  • schoenr
  • schonerr
  • schonner
  • schonre
  • scohner
  • shconer
  • sschoner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schoner - 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.

cshoner2scchoner1schhoner1schnoer2schoenr2schonerr1schonner1schonre2
Edit distance from "Schoner"

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 "Schoner"?
"Schoner" is spelled S-C-H-O-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃoːnɐ].
What does "Schoner" mean?
As a noun, "Schoner" means: zweimastiges Segelschiff. Unterteilung in den Gaffelschoner, welcher nur Gaffel- und Stagsegel führt, sowie den Rahschoner, welcher Rahen am vordersten Mast aufweist
What words are commonly confused with "Schoner"?
"Schoner" is commonly confused with "schwer", "schont", "Schüler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schoner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schoner" is [ˈʃoːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schoner" come from?
"Schoner" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schoben#44,203schrill#44,205schulde#44,206seliger#44,219

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Schöffen11 variantsSixpack11 variantsSmaragd11 variantsSperber11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list