Schrödingers

[ˈʃʁøːdɪŋɐs]

/[ˈʃʁøːdɪŋɐs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schrödingers” is uncommon German (frequency #60,049 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,049
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schrödinger

Key facts for Schrödingers
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchrödingers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁøːdɪŋɐs]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,049
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schrödingers” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schrödingers lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schrödingers is uncommon German at frequency #60,049 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁøːdɪŋɐs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schrödingers, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schrödingers, spelled S-C-H-R-Ö-D-I-N-G-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schrödinger
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schrödinger
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schrödinger
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schrödinger
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schrödinger

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 "Schrödingers"?
"Schrödingers" is spelled S-C-H-R-Ö-D-I-N-G-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁøːdɪŋɐs].
What does "Schrödingers" mean?
As a noun, "Schrödingers" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schrödinger
How do you pronounce "Schrödingers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schrödingers" is [ˈʃʁøːdɪŋɐs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schrödingers" come from?
"Schrödingers" 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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Using “Schrödingers”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-R-Ö-D-I-N-G-E-R-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃʁøːdɪŋɐs] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list