Schotte

[ˈʃɔtə]

/[ˈʃɔtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schotte” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,802. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,802
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Einwohner Schottlands

Corpus desk

Index DE-schotte · Schotte · German

Schotte · rank #33,802 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,802
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlüpft

Nearest frequency peer: schlüpft (-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 „Schotte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schotte“ 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).

Schotte vs schütt
57% similar
Schotte vs Schrott
71% similar
Schotte vs Schütze
71% similar

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

Key facts for Schotte
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchotte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɔtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,802
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schotte“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schlüpft“ (#33,801), „Schuldgefühle“ (#33,803), „Schlusspfiff“ (#33,800). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schotte“ bei #33,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Schotte (IPA [ˈʃɔtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,802 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schotte, with forms such as "cshotte", "scchotte", and "schhotte". 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, "schütt", "Schrott", "Schütze", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schotte, spelled S-C-H-O-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Einwohner Schottlands
  2. 2
    Bruder in einem Schottenkloster
  3. 3
    umherziehender Krämer
  4. 4
    junger Hering

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Unser Rinderzuchtverein hatte gerade letztes Jahr 17 Schotten zu Gast, die zu einem Erfahrungsaustausch nach Niedersachsen gekommen waren.
  2. „Dank der besseren Tordifferenz übernahm Deutschland wieder die Tabellenführung vor den Schotten, die am 7. Juni in Glasgow Gastgeber des Vize-Weltmeisters sind, und Litauen.“

Synonyms

HausiererLandfahrer

This word in other languages

Scot(English)escocés(Español)Écossais(Français)escocês(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshotte
  • scchotte
  • schhotte
  • schote
  • schotet
  • schtote
  • scohtte
  • shcotte
  • sschotte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schotte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshotte2scchotte1schhotte1schote1schotet2schtote2scohtte2shcotte2
Edit distance from "Schotte"

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 "Schotte"?
"Schotte" is spelled S-C-H-O-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɔtə].
What does "Schotte" mean?
As a noun, "Schotte" means: ein Einwohner Schottlands
What words are commonly confused with "Schotte"?
"Schotte" is commonly confused with "schütt", "Schrott", "Schütze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schotte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schotte" is [ˈʃɔtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schotte" come from?
"Schotte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schönau#33,808Regatta#33,776Spieles#33,830Stengel#33,834

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Salons9 variantssister9 variantssitcom9 variantsritzen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list