Schönheitsfehler

[ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌfeːlɐ]

/[ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌfeːlɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schönheitsfehler” is uncommon German (frequency #83,282 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,282
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geringfügiger Makel im (ästhetischen) Erscheinungsbild von etwas oder jemandem

Corpus desk

Index DE-schonheitsfehler · Schönheitsfehler · German

Schönheitsfehler · rank #83,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,282
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schätzwert

Nearest frequency peer: Schätzwert (-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 „Schönheitsfehler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schönheitsfehler
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchönheitsfehler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌfeːlɐ]
Letters16
Frequency rank#83,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schönheitsfehler“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schätzwert“ (#83,281), „Schüben“ (#83,283), „Schürzenjäger“ (#83,284). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schönheitsfehler“ bei #83,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schönheitsfehler is uncommon German at frequency #83,282 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌfeːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geringfügiger Makel im (ästhetischen) Erscheinungsbild von etwas oder jemandem".

Schönheitsfehler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schönheitsfehler, spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-H-E-I-T-S-F-E-H-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    geringfügiger Makel im (ästhetischen) Erscheinungsbild von etwas oder jemandem

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 "Schönheitsfehler"?
"Schönheitsfehler" is spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-H-E-I-T-S-F-E-H-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌfeːlɐ].
What does "Schönheitsfehler" mean?
As a noun, "Schönheitsfehler" means: geringfügiger Makel im (ästhetischen) Erscheinungsbild von etwas oder jemandem
How do you pronounce "Schönheitsfehler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schönheitsfehler" is [ˈʃøːnhaɪ̯t͡sˌfeːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schönheitsfehler" come from?
"Schönheitsfehler" 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 "Schönheitsfehler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list