Schriftsprache
[ˈʃʁɪftˌʃpʁaːxə]
The verdict
“Schriftsprache” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #40,829 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,829
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 24
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - standardisierte Sprache als Gegenbegriff zu Dialekt, Umgangssprache
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schriftsprache |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁɪftˌʃpʁaːxə] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #40,829 |
| Misspellings tracked | 24 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schriftsprache” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schriftsprache is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʁɪftˌʃpʁaːxə]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,829 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schriftsprache, with forms such as "cshriftsprache", "scchriftsprache", and "schhriftsprache". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Schriftsprache, spelled S-C-H-R-I-F-T-S-P-R-A-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1standardisierte Sprache als Gegenbegriff zu Dialekt, Umgangssprache
- 2geschriebene Sprache, die sich im Gegensatz zur gesprochenen Sprache oft durch besondere Merkmale wie komplexere Syntax auszeichnet
- 3Sprache, für die es ein Schriftsystem gibt und in der schriftliche Texte vorliegen
- 4Text in geschriebener Form mit besonderen stilistischen Merkmalen
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshriftsprache,scchriftsprache,schhriftsprache,schirftsprache,schrfitsprache,schrifftsprache,schrifstprache,schriftpsrache,schriftsparche,schriftspprache,schriftspracche,schriftspraceh,schriftsprachhe,schriftsprahce,schriftsprcahe,schriftsprrache,schriftsrpache,schriftssprache,schrifttsprache,schritfsprache,schrriftsprache,scrhiftsprache,shcriftsprache,sschriftsprache
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schriftsprache - 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.
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.
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Using “Schriftsprache”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-R-I-F-T-S-P-R-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃʁɪftˌʃpʁaːxə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.