Schongau

[ˈʃoːnɡaʊ̯]

/[ˈʃoːnɡaʊ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Schongau” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,010. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,010
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-schongau · Schongau · German

Schongau · rank #36,010 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,010
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmelze

Nearest frequency peer: schmelze (-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 „Schongau“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schongau“ 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).

Schongau vs Schönau
75% similar

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

Key facts for Schongau
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchongau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃoːnɡaʊ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,010
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schongau“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schongauliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schmelze“ (#36,009), „schwimmende“ (#36,011), „Schmankerl“ (#36,008). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schongau“ bei #36,010. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Schongau (IPA [ˈʃoːnɡaʊ̯]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #36,010 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schongau, with forms such as "cshongau", "scchongau", and "schhongau". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Schönau", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Schongau, spelled S-C-H-O-N-G-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Schongau liegt im Südosten von Deutschland.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshongau
  • scchongau
  • schhongau
  • schnogau
  • schognau
  • schonagu
  • schonggau
  • schongua
  • schonngau
  • scohngau
  • shcongau
  • sschongau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schongau - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshongau2scchongau1schhongau1schnogau2schognau2schonagu2schonggau1schongua2
Edit distance from "Schongau"

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 "Schongau"?
"Schongau" is spelled S-C-H-O-N-G-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃoːnɡaʊ̯].
What does "Schongau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schongau" means: eine Stadt in Bayern, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Schongau"?
"Schongau" is commonly confused with "Schönau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schongau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schongau" is [ˈʃoːnɡaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schongau" come from?
"Schongau" 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 "Schongau", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schmelze#36,009schädigt#36,012Seniorin#36,016Sanktion#36,002

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Schecks12 variantsspaziert12 variantsspielbar12 variantsReservat12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list