Schulbuch

[ˈʃuːlˌbuːx]

/[ˈʃuːlˌbuːx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schulbuch” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,573. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,573
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Buch, das als Grundlage für den Unterricht in einer Schule dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-schulbuch · Schulbuch · German

Schulbuch · rank #45,573 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,573
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schriftliches

Nearest frequency peer: schriftliches (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schulbuch“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schulbuch vs Schulbus
78% similar
Schulbuch vs Schulbücher
73% similar
Schulbuch vs Schlauch
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schulbuch
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchulbuch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃuːlˌbuːx]
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,573
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schulbuch“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schriftliches“ (#45,572), „Schuldenkrise“ (#45,574), „schocken“ (#45,571). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schulbuch“ bei #45,573. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Schulbuch (IPA [ˈʃuːlˌbuːx]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,573 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Buch, das als Grundlage für den Unterricht in einer Schule dient".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schulbuch, with forms such as "cshulbuch", "scchulbuch", and "schhulbuch". 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. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Schulbus", "Schulbücher", "Schlauch", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schulbuch, spelled S-C-H-U-L-B-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Buch, das als Grundlage für den Unterricht in einer Schule dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Schulbücher müssen nicht nur wie Fachbücher und Sachbücher inhaltlich richtig, sondern auch didaktisch so durchdacht sein, dass sie für die betreffende Altersstufe geeignet sind.
  2. „Da hat meine Mutter zwei alte deutsche Schulbücher gefunden, daraus unterrichtet sie mich in Erdkunde und Geschichte.“

This word in other languages

schoolbook(English)manuel scolaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshulbuch
  • scchulbuch
  • schhulbuch
  • schlubuch
  • schubluch
  • schulbbuch
  • schulbcuh
  • schulbucch
  • schulbuchh
  • schulbuhc
  • schullbuch
  • schulubch
  • scuhlbuch
  • shculbuch
  • sschulbuch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schulbuch - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshulbuch2scchulbuch1schhulbuch1schlubuch2schubluch2schulbbuch1schulbcuh2schulbucch1
Edit distance from "Schulbuch"

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 "Schulbuch"?
"Schulbuch" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-B-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃuːlˌbuːx].
What does "Schulbuch" mean?
As a noun, "Schulbuch" means: Buch, das als Grundlage für den Unterricht in einer Schule dient
What words are commonly confused with "Schulbuch"?
"Schulbuch" is commonly confused with "Schulbus", "Schulbücher", "Schlauch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schulbuch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schulbuch" is [ˈʃuːlˌbuːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schulbuch" come from?
"Schulbuch" 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 "Schulbuch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list