Schüchternheit

Name: Schüchternheit, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃʏçtɐnhaɪ̯t]

/[ˈʃʏçtɐnhaɪ̯t]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Schüchternheit” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,469. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,469
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 23
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenschaft einer Person, sich gegenüber anderen verlegen/distanziert zu verhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-schuchternheit · Schüchternheit · German

Schüchternheit · rank #48,469 · 23 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #48,469
LEN-MEGA 14 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 23 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH Schädels

Nearest frequency peer: Schädels (-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.

Schwarzach

51,536
Schwarzenba…

51,535
Schädels

51,533
Schüchternh…

51,532
Scotch

51,530
secretary

51,528

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

Key facts for Schüchternheit
Property	Value
Headword	Schüchternheit
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈʃʏçtɐnhaɪ̯t]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#48,469
Misspellings tracked	23
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schüchternheit“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schüchternheitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#48,469

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schädels“ (#48,468), „Scotch“ (#48,471), „Schwarzenbach“ (#48,466). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schüchternheit“ bei #48,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around Schüchternheit (IPA [ˈʃʏçtɐnhaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,469 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Eigenschaft einer Person, sich gegenüber anderen verlegen/distanziert zu verhalten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schüchternheit, with forms such as "cshüchternheit", "scchüchternheit", and "schcühternheit". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Schüchternheit, spelled S-C-H-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

1
Eigenschaft einer Person, sich gegenüber anderen verlegen/distanziert zu verhalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Seine scheinbare Schüchternheit war mehr ein Ausdruck guter Manieren und verbarg eine gute Portion Selbstsicherheit.“
„Aber dann hatte er sich zusammengerissen und diese Schüchternheit abgeschüttelt.“

Synonyms

Scheu

This word in other languages

shyness(English)timidez(Español)timidité(Français)timidez(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cshüchternheit
scchüchternheit
schcühternheit
schhüchternheit
schücchternheit
schüchetrnheit
schüchhternheit
schüchtenrheit
schüchterhneit
schüchternehit
schüchternheitt
schüchternheti
schüchternhheit
schüchternhiet
schüchternnheit
schüchterrnheit
schüchtrenheit
schüchtternheit
schücthernheit
schühcternheit
scühchternheit
shcüchternheit
sschüchternheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Schüchternheit"

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 "Schüchternheit"?

"Schüchternheit" is spelled S-C-H-Ü-C-H-T-E-R-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʏçtɐnhaɪ̯t].

What does "Schüchternheit" mean?

As a noun, "Schüchternheit" means: Eigenschaft einer Person, sich gegenüber anderen verlegen/distanziert zu verhalten

What are common misspellings of "Schüchternheit"?

Common misspellings include "cshüchternheit", "scchüchternheit", "schcühternheit", "schhüchternheit", "schücchternheit". The correct spelling is "Schüchternheit".

How do you pronounce "Schüchternheit"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schüchternheit" is [ˈʃʏçtɐnhaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Schüchternheit" come from?

"Schüchternheit" 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 "Schüchternheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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