Schulleiterin

[ˈʃuːlˌlaɪ̯təʁɪn]

/[ˈʃuːlˌlaɪ̯təʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schulleiterin” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,454. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,454
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die eine Schule leitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-schulleiterin · Schulleiterin · German

Schulleiterin · rank #41,454 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,454
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schonungslos

Nearest frequency peer: schonungslos (-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 „Schulleiterin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schulleiterin“ 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).

Schulleiterin vs Schulleiter
85% similar

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

Key facts for Schulleiterin
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchulleiterin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃuːlˌlaɪ̯təʁɪn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#41,454
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schulleiterin“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schulleiterinliegt 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: „schonungslos“ (#41,453), „Scholle“ (#41,452), „schwerwiegend“ (#41,456). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schulleiterin“ bei #41,454. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Schulleiterin (IPA [ˈʃuːlˌlaɪ̯təʁɪn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,454 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weibliche Person, die eine Schule leitet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schulleiterin, with forms such as "cshulleiterin", "scchulleiterin", and "schhulleiterin". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Schulleiter", 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 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 Schulleiterin, spelled S-C-H-U-L-L-E-I-T-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die eine Schule leitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Zwei Schulleiterinnen sind für den operativen Bereich der Schule zuständig.“
  2. „Sie traf auf die Schulleiterin, die Katjas Kindern erneut den Schulbesuch verweigerte.“

This word in other languages

principal(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshulleiterin
  • scchulleiterin
  • schhulleiterin
  • schluleiterin
  • schuleiterin
  • schuleliterin
  • schulleietrin
  • schulleiteirn
  • schulleiterinn
  • schulleiterni
  • schulleiterrin
  • schulleitrein
  • schulleitterin
  • schulletierin
  • schullieterin
  • scuhlleiterin
  • shculleiterin
  • sschulleiterin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshulleiterin2scchulleiterin1schhulleiterin1schluleiterin2schuleiterin1schuleliterin2schulleietrin2schulleiteirn2
Edit distance from "Schulleiterin"

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 "Schulleiterin"?
"Schulleiterin" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-L-E-I-T-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃuːlˌlaɪ̯təʁɪn].
What does "Schulleiterin" mean?
As a noun, "Schulleiterin" means: weibliche Person, die eine Schule leitet
What words are commonly confused with "Schulleiterin"?
"Schulleiterin" is commonly confused with "Schulleiter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schulleiterin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schulleiterin" is [ˈʃuːlˌlaɪ̯təʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schulleiterin" come from?
"Schulleiterin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwerwiegend#41,456Rückwärtsgang#41,434stadteinwärts#41,474Rundschreiben#41,431

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Schatzsuche18 variantsspezifiziert18 variantsrausgeflogen18 variantsPuppenspieler18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list