schönste

Name: schönste, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃøːnstə]

/[ˈʃøːnstə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“schönste” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,932 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#4,932
frequency rank, German: 8
letters: 13
tracked misspellings: 8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schön

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schönste vs schont

63% similar

schönste vs Schotte

50% similar

schönste vs schönsten

89% similar

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

Key facts for schönste
Property	Value
Headword	schönste
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʃøːnstə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#4,932
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	8
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schönste” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schönste lands here:

#4,932

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schönste is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃøːnstə]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,932 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for schönste, with forms such as "cshönste", "scchönste", and "schhönste". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "schont", "Schotte", "schönsten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schönste, spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-S-T-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schön
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schön
3
Nominativ Plural Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schön
4
Akkusativ Plural Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schön
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schön
6
Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schön
7
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schön
8
Nominativ Singular Neutrum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schön
9
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Superlativ der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schön
10
Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schön
11
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schön

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshönste,scchönste,schhönste,schnöste,schönnste,schönset,schönsste,schönstte,schöntse,schösnte,scöhnste,shcönste,sschönste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "schönste"

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 "schönste"?

"schönste" is spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃøːnstə].

What does "schönste" mean?

As an adjective, "schönste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Superlativ der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schön

What words are commonly confused with "schönste"?

"schönste" is commonly confused with "schont", "Schotte", "schönsten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "schönste"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schönste" is [ˈʃøːnstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "schönste" come from?

"schönste" 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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Using “schönste”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-Ö-N-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʃøːnstə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “schont” - see the side-by-side comparison. schönste vs schont
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.