Schulranzen

[ˈʃuːlˌʁant͡sn̩]

/[ˈʃuːlˌʁant͡sn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schulranzen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,030 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,030
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf dem Rücken getragene Tasche für den Transport von Schulmaterialien

Corpus desk

Index DE-schulranzen · Schulranzen · German

Schulranzen · rank #50,030 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,030
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schulform

Nearest frequency peer: Schulform (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schulranzen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schulranzen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schulranzen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchulranzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃuːlˌʁant͡sn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,030
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schulranzen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schulranzenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schulform“ (#50,029), „Schutzhülle“ (#50,031), „Schuldenbremse“ (#50,028). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schulranzen“ bei #50,030. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schulranzen is uncommon German at frequency #50,030 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃuːlˌʁant͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf dem Rücken getragene Tasche für den Transport von Schulmaterialien".

Schulranzen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schulranzen, spelled S-C-H-U-L-R-A-N-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf dem Rücken getragene Tasche für den Transport von Schulmaterialien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Junge braucht einen neuen Schulranzen.
  2. „Ihre Schulranzen haben sie neben den Hauseingang geschleudert.“

Synonyms

RanzenSchulpackSchulrucksackThekTornister

This word in other languages

satchel(English)cartera(Español)cartable(Français)

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 "Schulranzen"?
"Schulranzen" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-R-A-N-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃuːlˌʁant͡sn̩].
What does "Schulranzen" mean?
As a noun, "Schulranzen" means: auf dem Rücken getragene Tasche für den Transport von Schulmaterialien
How do you pronounce "Schulranzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schulranzen" is [ˈʃuːlˌʁant͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schulranzen" come from?
"Schulranzen" 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 "Schulranzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schutzhülle#50,031Rückzugsort#50,015Rheinbrücke#50,007Rezensenten#50,006

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list