Schoppen

[ˈʃɔpn̩]

/[ˈʃɔpn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schoppen” is uncommon German (frequency #67,668 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,668
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - altes Flüssigkeitsmaß von ca. einem halbem Liter

Corpus desk

Index DE-schoppen · Schoppen · German

Schoppen · rank #67,668 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,668
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schnick

Nearest frequency peer: schnick (-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 „Schoppen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schoppen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchoppen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɔpn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schoppen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schnick“ (#67,667), „Schreddern“ (#67,669), „Schnapsidee“ (#67,666). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schoppen“ bei #67,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schoppen is uncommon German at frequency #67,668 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɔpn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Schoppen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schoppen, spelled S-C-H-O-P-P-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    altes Flüssigkeitsmaß von ca. einem halbem Liter
  2. 2
    ein Glas mit etwa einem viertel Liter Wein, Kurzform für einen „Schoppen Wein“
  3. 3
    Trinkgefäß für Wein
  4. 4
    die Milchflasche für einen Säugling
  5. 5
    Schuppen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lass uns noch einen Schoppen trinken.
  2. „Es war ein anderer Herbergsgast, der bislang bei einem Schoppen Wein im Nebenraum gesessen hatte und nun herüber gekommen und an seinen Tisch getreten war.“

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 "Schoppen"?
"Schoppen" is spelled S-C-H-O-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɔpn̩].
What does "Schoppen" mean?
As a noun, "Schoppen" means: altes Flüssigkeitsmaß von ca. einem halbem Liter
How do you pronounce "Schoppen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schoppen" is [ˈʃɔpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schoppen" come from?
"Schoppen" 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 "Schoppen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list