Schulmädchen
[ˈʃuːlˌmɛːtçən]
The verdict
“Schulmädchen” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,761. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,761
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mädchen, das zur Schule geht
Corpus desk
Index DE-schulmadchen · Schulmädchen · German
Schulmädchen · rank #37,761 · 20 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #37,761
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 20 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH schmälern
Nearest frequency peer: schmälern (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Schulmädchen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Schlossberg
Schlossberg
62,243 corpus weight
- schmälern
schmälern
62,241 corpus weight
- Schulmädchen
Schulmädchen
62,240 corpus weight
- schutzlos
schutzlos
62,239 corpus weight
- Schwalbach
Schwalbach
62,238 corpus weight
- Schweigens
Schweigens
62,237 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Schulmädchen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schulmädchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃuːlˌmɛːtçən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #37,761 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schulmädchen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around Schulmädchen (IPA [ˈʃuːlˌmɛːtçən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,761 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mädchen, das zur Schule geht".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schulmädchen, with forms such as "cshulmädchen", "scchulmädchen", and "schhulmädchen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schulmädchen, spelled S-C-H-U-L-M-Ä-D-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Mädchen, das zur Schule geht
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cshulmädchen
- scchulmädchen
- schhulmädchen
- schlumädchen
- schullmädchen
- schulmdächen
- schulmmädchen
- schulmäcdhen
- schulmädcchen
- schulmädcehn
- schulmädchenn
- schulmädchhen
- schulmädchne
- schulmäddchen
- schulmädhcen
- schulämdchen
- schumlädchen
- scuhlmädchen
- shculmädchen
- sschulmädchen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schulmädchen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schulmädchen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).
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.