schönsten

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

[ˈʃøːnstn̩]

/[ˈʃøːnstn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 2, 2026

The verdict

“schönsten” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,485
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön

Corpus desk

Index DE-schonsten · schönsten · German

schönsten · rank #3,485 · 15 variants · 9 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #3,485
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH schätzen

Nearest frequency peer: schätzen (-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.

Schmerz

96,519
schätzen

96,517
schönsten

96,516
stattfinden

96,515
stärken

96,514
Tanz

96,513

What this shows Bars show where “schönsten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

schönsten vs Schotten

56% similar

schönsten vs schossen

67% similar

schönsten vs schönster

89% similar

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

Key facts for schönsten
Property	Value
Headword	schönsten
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʃøːnstn̩]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#3,485
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	9
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schönsten” 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). schönsten lands here:

#3,485

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around schönsten (IPA [ˈʃøːnstn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,485 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schönsten, with forms such as "cshönsten", "scchönsten", and "schhönsten". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Schotten", "schossen", "schönster", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schönsten, spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-S-T-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cshönsten
scchönsten
schhönsten
schnösten
schönnsten
schönsetn
schönssten
schönstenn
schönstne
schönstten
schöntsen
schösnten
scöhnsten
shcönsten
sschönsten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "schönsten"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schönsten"?

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

What does "schönsten" mean?

As an adjective, "schönsten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön

What words are commonly confused with "schönsten"?

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

How do you pronounce "schönsten"?

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

What language does "schönsten" come from?

"schönsten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Rheinland#3,477 umgekehrt#3,493 höchstens#3,458 Einkommen#3,515

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Oberfläche15 variants angegriffen15 variants Hauptsache15 variants verbessert15 variants

What to do next

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"schönsten" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Schotten". View pair
15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
Usage frequency rank #3,485 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

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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.