Schönheit

[ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schönheit” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,152. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,152
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Eigenschaft, schön zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-schonheit · Schönheit · German

Schönheit · rank #3,152 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,152
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schuss

Nearest frequency peer: Schuss (-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 „Schönheit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schönheit“ 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).

Schönheit vs Schönheiten
82% similar
Schönheit vs schneit
67% similar

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

Key facts for Schönheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchönheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,152
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schönheit“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schuss“ (#3,151), „sexy“ (#3,153), „Schulden“ (#3,150). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schönheit“ bei #3,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Schönheit (IPA [ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,152 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schönheit, with forms such as "cshönheit", "scchönheit", and "schhönheit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Schönheiten", "schneit", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schönheit, spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Eigenschaft, schön zu sein
  2. 2
    die schönen Seiten, die schönen Eigenschaften von etwas
  3. 3
    eine äußerlich schöne weibliche Person
  4. 4
    auch für männliche Personen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Soviel in dir die Liebe wächst, soviel wächst die Schönheit in dir. Denn die Liebe ist die Schönheit der Seele.“
  2. „Ich sehe weibliche Schönheit und bin so geblendet, dass ich nichts anderes mehr wahrnehme.“

Synonyms

AnmutGrazieLiebreizPrachtWunderTraumfrauAdonis

Antonyms

HässlichkeitSchandfleckGesichtsbarackeSchreckschraubeGesichtsbaracke

This word in other languages

beauty(English)belleza(Español)beauté(Français)beleza(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshönheit
  • scchönheit
  • schhönheit
  • schnöheit
  • schöhneit
  • schönehit
  • schönheitt
  • schönheti
  • schönhheit
  • schönhiet
  • schönnheit
  • scöhnheit
  • shcönheit
  • sschönheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schönheit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshönheit2scchönheit1schhönheit1schnöheit2schöhneit2schönehit2schönheitt1schönheti2
Edit distance from "Schönheit"

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 "Schönheit"?
"Schönheit" is spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t].
What does "Schönheit" mean?
As a noun, "Schönheit" means: die Eigenschaft, schön zu sein
What words are commonly confused with "Schönheit"?
"Schönheit" is commonly confused with "Schönheiten", "schneit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schönheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schönheit" is [ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schönheit" come from?
"Schönheit" 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 "Schönheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Schlüssel#3,149reagieren#3,147Thüringen#3,157Überblick#3,165

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

gestaltet14 variantshinterher14 variantsdeutsches14 variantsverfügbar14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list