Schott

[ʃɔt]

/[ʃɔt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schott” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,402. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,402
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trennwand in einem Schiffskörper, die diesen in separate Abteilungen unterteilt, um die Gefahren von zum Beispiel Wasser, Feuer oder Gas zu begrenzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schott · Schott · German

Schott · rank #17,402 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,402
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schmiede

Nearest frequency peer: Schmiede (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schott“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schott“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Schott vs shot
50% similar
Schott vs short
50% similar
Schott vs Spott
67% similar

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

Key facts for Schott
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchott
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃɔt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,402
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schott“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schottliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schmiede“ (#17,401), „Schub“ (#17,403), „schlüpfen“ (#17,400). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schott“ bei #17,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Schott (IPA [ʃɔt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,402 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schott, with forms such as "cshott", "scchott", and "schhott". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "shot", "short", "Spott", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schott, spelled S-C-H-O-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trennwand in einem Schiffskörper, die diesen in separate Abteilungen unterteilt, um die Gefahren von zum Beispiel Wasser, Feuer oder Gas zu begrenzen
  2. 2
    eine fest verriegelbare und wasserundurchlässige Türe oder Luke auf Schiffen, U-Booten und Ähnlichem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Schott ist 7,8 m hoch und 6,4 m breit, belastet durch einen Wasserdruck bis zur Oberkante. Die Vertikalversteifungen sollen bei allen Ausführungen in 64 cm Abstand sitzen.“
  2. „Allerdings ist es nicht möglich, die Schotten so eng zu wählen, daß, wenn zwei nebeneinanderliegende Räume vollaufen, noch an eine Schwimmfähigkeit der Schiffe gedacht werden kann.“

This word in other languages

separation(English)mamparo(Español)cloison(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshott
  • scchott
  • schhott
  • schot
  • schtot
  • scohtt
  • shcott
  • sschott

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshott2scchott1schhott1schot1schtot2scohtt2shcott2sschott1
Edit distance from "Schott"

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 "Schott"?
"Schott" is spelled S-C-H-O-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃɔt].
What does "Schott" mean?
As a noun, "Schott" means: Trennwand in einem Schiffskörper, die diesen in separate Abteilungen unterteilt, um die Gefahren von zum Beispiel Wasser, Feuer oder Gas zu begrenzen
What words are commonly confused with "Schott"?
"Schott" is commonly confused with "shot", "short", "Spott". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schott"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schott" is [ʃɔt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schott" come from?
"Schott" 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 "Schott", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schaft#17,398Sensor#17,409shorts#17,410Skizze#17,412

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Schub8 variantsRabatte8 variantsTattoos8 variantsMotion8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list