Schuldige

[ˈʃʊldɪɡə]

/[ˈʃʊldɪɡə]/ noun

The verdict

“Schuldige” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,383. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,383
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die schuldig ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-schuldige · Schuldige · German

Schuldige · rank #28,383 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,383
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schriftzeichen

Nearest frequency peer: Schriftzeichen (-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 „Schuldige“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schuldige“ 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).

Schuldige vs schuldigen
80% similar
Schuldige vs schulde
67% similar
Schuldige vs schuldig
78% similar

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

Key facts for Schuldige
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchuldige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊldɪɡə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,383
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schuldige“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schuldigeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schriftzeichen“ (#28,382), „Schriftart“ (#28,381), „schlappe“ (#28,380). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schuldige“ bei #28,383. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Schuldige (IPA [ˈʃʊldɪɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,383 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weibliche Person, die schuldig ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schuldige, with forms such as "cshuldige", "scchuldige", and "schhuldige". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "schuldigen", "schulde", "schuldig", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schuldige, spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die schuldig ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Schuldige wurde zu zwei Jahren Haft verurteilt.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshuldige
  • scchuldige
  • schhuldige
  • schludige
  • schudlige
  • schulddige
  • schuldgie
  • schuldieg
  • schuldigge
  • schulidge
  • schulldige
  • scuhldige
  • shculdige
  • sschuldige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schuldige - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshuldige2scchuldige1schhuldige1schludige2schudlige2schulddige1schuldgie2schuldieg2
Edit distance from "Schuldige"

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 "Schuldige"?
"Schuldige" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊldɪɡə].
What does "Schuldige" mean?
As a noun, "Schuldige" means: weibliche Person, die schuldig ist
What words are commonly confused with "Schuldige"?
"Schuldige" is commonly confused with "schuldigen", "schulde", "schuldig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schuldige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schuldige" is [ˈʃʊldɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schuldige" come from?
"Schuldige" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list