Schulanfang

[ˈʃuːlʔanˌfaŋ]

/[ˈʃuːlʔanˌfaŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schulanfang” is uncommon German (frequency #67,673 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,673
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beginn des Schulunterrichts (bei Eintritt in die Schule oder nach längerer Unterbrechung)

Corpus desk

Index DE-schulanfang · Schulanfang · German

Schulanfang · rank #67,673 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,673
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schulausbildu…

Nearest frequency peer: Schulausbildung (+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 „Schulanfang“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schulanfang
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchulanfang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃuːlʔanˌfaŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,673
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schulanfang“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schulanfangfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schulausbildung“ (#67,674), „schriftstellerische“ (#67,671), „Schuldirektor“ (#67,675). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schulanfang“ bei #67,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schulanfang is uncommon German at frequency #67,673 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃuːlʔanˌfaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Schulanfang in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Schulanfang, spelled S-C-H-U-L-A-N-F-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beginn des Schulunterrichts (bei Eintritt in die Schule oder nach längerer Unterbrechung)
  2. 2
    Zeitpunkt, an dem in einer bestimmten Schule täglich der Unterricht beginnt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In meinem Zeugnis stand, daß ich einen guten Schulanfang gemacht hätte, aber ich solle mutiger sein und mich lebhafter am Unterricht beteiligen.“
  2. „Der Plumpsack ist ein uraltes Kinderspiel; über Generationen spielten es Mädchen wie Jungen bis in den Schulanfang hinein gern auch als Singspiel.“

Synonyms

Schulschluss

Antonyms

SchulabschlussSchulendeSchulschluss

This word in other languages

rentrée des classes(Français)

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 "Schulanfang"?
"Schulanfang" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-A-N-F-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃuːlʔanˌfaŋ].
What does "Schulanfang" mean?
As a noun, "Schulanfang" means: Beginn des Schulunterrichts (bei Eintritt in die Schule oder nach längerer Unterbrechung)
How do you pronounce "Schulanfang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schulanfang" is [ˈʃuːlʔanˌfaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schulanfang" come from?
"Schulanfang" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schulwesens#67,677Schnapsidee#67,666selbsttätig#67,697Repertorium#67,632

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list