Schuber

[ˈʃuːbɐ]

/[ˈʃuːbɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schuber” is uncommon German (frequency #89,537 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,537
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schutzhülle für Bücher und Ähnliches, meist aus Karton, an einer Schmalseite offen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schuber · Schuber · German

Schuber · rank #89,537 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,537
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schrumpfenden

Nearest frequency peer: schrumpfenden (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schuber“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schuber“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schuber
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchuber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃuːbɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,537
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schuber“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schuberfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schrumpfenden“ (#89,536), „Schulbibliothek“ (#89,538), „Schriftstücken“ (#89,535). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schuber“ bei #89,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schuber is uncommon German at frequency #89,537 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃuːbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schutzhülle für Bücher und Ähnliches, meist aus Karton, an einer Schmalseite offen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schuber in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schuber, spelled S-C-H-U-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schutzhülle für Bücher und Ähnliches, meist aus Karton, an einer Schmalseite offen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Mama erlaubte mir, Papas amerikanischen Weltatlas aus dem Schuber zu nehmen.“

This word in other languages

slipcase(English)

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 "Schuber"?
"Schuber" is spelled S-C-H-U-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃuːbɐ].
What does "Schuber" mean?
As a noun, "Schuber" means: Schutzhülle für Bücher und Ähnliches, meist aus Karton, an einer Schmalseite offen
How do you pronounce "Schuber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schuber" is [ˈʃuːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schuber" come from?
"Schuber" 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 "Schuber", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Seeheim#89,545Seeluft#89,547Seiende#89,548Schakal#89,521

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list