Schulter

[ˈʃʊltɐ]

/[ˈʃʊltɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schulter” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,158
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Körperregion bei Wirbeltieren zwischen Halsansatz und den Schultergelenken

Corpus desk

Index DE-schulter · Schulter · German

Schulter · rank #4,158 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,158
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlechtes

Nearest frequency peer: schlechtes (-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 „Schulter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schulter“ 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).

Schulter vs Schulze
75% similar
Schulter vs Schütte
63% similar
Schulter vs Schuster
88% similar

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

Key facts for Schulter
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchulter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊltɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,158
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schulter“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schulterliegt 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: „schlechtes“ (#4,157), „senden“ (#4,159), „Sarah“ (#4,156). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schulter“ bei #4,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Schulter (IPA [ˈʃʊltɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,158 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schulter, with forms such as "cshulter", "scchulter", and "schhulter". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schulze", "Schütte", "Schuster", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Schulter, spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Körperregion bei Wirbeltieren zwischen Halsansatz und den Schultergelenken
  2. 2
    Teil der Kleidung, der die Schulter^([1]) bedeckt
  3. 3
    Fleisch des oberen Vorderbeins bei Wirbeltieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei manchen Sportarten wird die Schulter sehr stark beansprucht.
  2. „Von was tut mir die Schulter so weh, mir tut die Schulter so weh.“

Synonyms

Achsel

This word in other languages

shoulder(English)hombro(Español)épaule(Français)ombro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshulter
  • scchulter
  • schhulter
  • schluter
  • schuletr
  • schullter
  • schulterr
  • schultre
  • schultter
  • schutler
  • scuhlter
  • shculter
  • sschulter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshulter2scchulter1schhulter1schluter2schuletr2schullter1schulterr1schultre2
Edit distance from "Schulter"

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 "Schulter"?
"Schulter" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊltɐ].
What does "Schulter" mean?
As a noun, "Schulter" means: Körperregion bei Wirbeltieren zwischen Halsansatz und den Schultergelenken
What words are commonly confused with "Schulter"?
"Schulter" is commonly confused with "Schulze", "Schütte", "Schuster". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schulter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schulter" is [ˈʃʊltɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schulter" come from?
"Schulter" 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 "Schulter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Streifen#4,161vertraut#4,165Verträge#4,166Begriffe#4,183

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

speziellen13 variantsweibliche13 variantsKriterien13 variantsDokumente13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list