Schote
[ˈʃoːtə]
The verdict
“Schote” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kapselfrucht der Kreuzblütengewächse
Corpus desk
Index DE-schote · Schote · German
Schote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schote |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃoːtə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schote“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schote is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃoːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schote in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Schote, spelled S-C-H-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Kapselfrucht der Kreuzblütengewächse
- 2Frucht von Hülsenfrüchtlern , besonders von Erbsen und Bohnen
- 3Frucht von Paprika
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schote appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Früchte werden als Schoten bezeichnet, wenn sie mindestens dreimal so lang wie breit sind, sind sie gedrungener, so heißen sie Schötchen.
„Wir überschritten die breiten, sandigen Betten zweier ausgetrockneter Flüsse; über sie ragten mächtige Bäume, unter denen der ansehnlichste der Kombuk (Pentaptera paniculata) war, aus dessen kalkiger Rinde die Eingeborenen eine Art Leim für ihren Betel bereiten, und von den Zweigen hingen über die wasserlosen Rinnen hin die riesigen Hülsen der kolossalen…
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.