Schulbehörde

[ˈʃuːlbəˌhøːɐ̯də]

/[ˈʃuːlbəˌhøːɐ̯də]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schulbehörde” is uncommon German (frequency #59,157 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,157
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - staatliche Institution, die für die Verwaltung von Schulen zuständig ist

Key facts for Schulbehörde
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchulbehörde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃuːlbəˌhøːɐ̯də]
Letters12
Frequency rank#59,157
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schulbehörde” 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). Schulbehörde 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

Schulbehörde is uncommon German at frequency #59,157 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃuːlbəˌhøːɐ̯də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "staatliche Institution, die für die Verwaltung von Schulen zuständig ist".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schulbehörde in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schulbehörde, spelled S-C-H-U-L-B-E-H-Ö-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    staatliche Institution, die für die Verwaltung von Schulen zuständig ist

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 "Schulbehörde"?
"Schulbehörde" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-B-E-H-Ö-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃuːlbəˌhøːɐ̯də].
What does "Schulbehörde" mean?
As a noun, "Schulbehörde" means: staatliche Institution, die für die Verwaltung von Schulen zuständig ist
How do you pronounce "Schulbehörde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schulbehörde" is [ˈʃuːlbəˌhøːɐ̯də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schulbehörde" come from?
"Schulbehörde" 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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Using “Schulbehörde”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-U-L-B-E-H-Ö-R-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃuːlbəˌhøːɐ̯də] (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