Schulbank

[ˈʃuːlˌbaŋk]

/[ˈʃuːlˌbaŋk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schulbank” is uncommon German (frequency #61,911 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,911
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sitzmöbel für zwei Schüler in Klassenräumen, bei dem die Sitzgelegenheit fest mit der Schreibplatte verbunden ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-schulbank · Schulbank · German

Schulbank · rank #61,911 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,911
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schuhkarton

Nearest frequency peer: Schuhkarton (-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 „Schulbank“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schulbank
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchulbank
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃuːlˌbaŋk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,911
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schulbank“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schuhkarton“ (#61,910), „Schulgesetz“ (#61,912), „schroffen“ (#61,909). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schulbank“ bei #61,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schulbank is uncommon German at frequency #61,911 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃuːlˌbaŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sitzmöbel für zwei Schüler in Klassenräumen, bei dem die Sitzgelegenheit fest mit der Schreibplatte verbunden ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Schulbank in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schulbank, spelled S-C-H-U-L-B-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sitzmöbel für zwei Schüler in Klassenräumen, bei dem die Sitzgelegenheit fest mit der Schreibplatte verbunden ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Viele Klassenräume in Kamerun sind mit Schulbänken ausgestattet, die am Boden fixiert sind.“
  2. „Sobald er den Raum betrat, mussten alle Schüler links neben die Schulbank treten und strammstehen.“

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 "Schulbank"?
"Schulbank" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-B-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃuːlˌbaŋk].
What does "Schulbank" mean?
As a noun, "Schulbank" means: Sitzmöbel für zwei Schüler in Klassenräumen, bei dem die Sitzgelegenheit fest mit der Schreibplatte verbunden ist
How do you pronounce "Schulbank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schulbank" is [ˈʃuːlˌbaŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schulbank" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schroffen#61,909schwanden#61,914Schwanzes#61,916Schlüssen#61,902

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list