Schulen

[ˈʃuːlən]

/[ˈʃuːlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schulen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,371. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,371
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schule

Corpus desk

Index DE-schulen · Schulen · German

Schulen · rank #1,371 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,371
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schaden

Nearest frequency peer: Schaden (-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 „Schulen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schulen“ 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).

Schulen vs Schulz
71% similar
Schulen vs spülen
43% similar
Schulen vs Sohlen
71% similar

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

Key facts for Schulen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchulen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃuːlən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,371
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schulen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schulenliegt 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: „Schaden“ (#1,370), „See“ (#1,372), „Richter“ (#1,369). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schulen“ bei #1,371. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Schulen (IPA [ˈʃuːlən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,371 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schulen, with forms such as "cshulen", "scchulen", and "schhulen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schulz", "spülen", "Sohlen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schulen, spelled S-C-H-U-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schule
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schule
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schule
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schule

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshulen
  • scchulen
  • schhulen
  • schluen
  • schueln
  • schulenn
  • schullen
  • schulne
  • scuhlen
  • shculen
  • sschulen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schulen - 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.

cshulen2scchulen1schhulen1schluen2schueln2schulenn1schullen1schulne2
Edit distance from "Schulen"

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 "Schulen"?
"Schulen" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃuːlən].
What does "Schulen" mean?
As a noun, "Schulen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schule
What words are commonly confused with "Schulen"?
"Schulen" is commonly confused with "Schulz", "spülen", "Sohlen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schulen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schulen" is [ˈʃuːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schulen" come from?
"Schulen" 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 "Schulen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schaden#1,370Richter#1,369täglich#1,374partner#1,366

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Qualität11 variantsParteien11 variantsAufgaben11 variantsDresden11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list