Schuldenberg

[ˈʃʊldn̩ˌbɛʁk]

/[ˈʃʊldn̩ˌbɛʁk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schuldenberg” is uncommon German (frequency #63,739 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,739
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hohe Schuldensumme

Key facts for Schuldenberg
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchuldenberg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊldn̩ˌbɛʁk]
Letters12
Frequency rank#63,739
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schuldenberg” 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). Schuldenberg 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

Schuldenberg is uncommon German at frequency #63,739 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊldn̩ˌbɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hohe Schuldensumme".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schuldenberg, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schuldenberg, spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-E-N-B-E-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    hohe Schuldensumme

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 "Schuldenberg"?
"Schuldenberg" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-E-N-B-E-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊldn̩ˌbɛʁk].
What does "Schuldenberg" mean?
As a noun, "Schuldenberg" means: hohe Schuldensumme
How do you pronounce "Schuldenberg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schuldenberg" is [ˈʃʊldn̩ˌbɛʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schuldenberg" come from?
"Schuldenberg" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Schuldenberg”

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

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

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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