schuldigen

/[ˈʃʊldɪɡn̩]/ adj

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Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,404

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

schuldigen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig Pronounced [ˈʃʊldɪɡn̩]. Often confused with Schulungen and Schulden.

Key facts for schuldigen
PropertyValue
Headwordschuldigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʃʊldɪɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,404
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of schuldigen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schuldigen is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʊldɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,404 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 24 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for schuldigen, with forms such as "cshuldigen", "scchuldigen", and "schhuldigen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Schulungen", "Schulden", "schuldig", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schuldigen, spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  7. 7
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  8. 8
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  11. 11
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  12. 12
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  13. 13
    Dativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  14. 14
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  15. 15
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  16. 16
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  17. 17
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  18. 18
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  19. 19
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  20. 20
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  21. 21
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  22. 22
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  23. 23
    Dativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
  24. 24
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshuldigen,scchuldigen,schhuldigen,schludigen,schudligen,schulddigen,schuldgien,schuldiegn,schuldigenn,schuldiggen,schuldigne,schulidgen,schulldigen,scuhldigen,shculdigen,sschuldigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schuldigen

Misspelling Variants of "schuldigen"

cshuldigen10scchuldigen11schhuldigen11schludigen10schudligen10schulddigen11schuldgien10schuldiegn10
Misspelling Variants of "schuldigen"

Frequency rank: #17,404 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schuldigen"?
"schuldigen" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-D-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊldɪɡn̩].
What does "schuldigen" mean?
As an adj, "schuldigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig
What words are commonly confused with "schuldigen"?
"schuldigen" is commonly confused with "Schulungen", "Schulden", "schuldig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schuldigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schuldigen" is [ˈʃʊldɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schuldigen" come from?
"schuldigen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.