schultern

[ˈʃʊltɐn]

/[ˈʃʊltɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“schultern” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,351. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,351
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - transitiv:

Corpus desk

Index DE-schultern · schultern · German

schultern · rank #6,351 · 15 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,351
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schuh

Nearest frequency peer: Schuh (-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 „schultern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schultern“ 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).

schultern vs Schuster
67% similar
schultern vs schütten
67% similar
schultern vs schütteln
67% similar

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

Key facts for schultern
PropertyValue
Headwordschultern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃʊltɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,351
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schultern“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schulternliegt 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: „Schuh“ (#6,350), „schwierige“ (#6,352), „Schein“ (#6,349). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schultern“ bei #6,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around schultern (IPA [ˈʃʊltɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,351 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schultern, with forms such as "cshultern", "scchultern", and "schhultern". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Schuster", "schütten", "schütteln", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schultern, spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    transitiv:
  2. 2
    auf die Schultern nehmen (und forttragen)
  3. 3
    bewältigen
  4. 4
    seinen Gegner oder seine Gegnerin auf den Rücken werfen und mit beiden Schultern (für eine bestimmte Zeit) auf die Matte drücken, um auf diese Weise den Sieg über ihn oder sie davonzutragen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Jungen und Mädchen schultern ihre Rucksäcke und schon geht es auf zur Wanderung durch den Harz.
  2. Der Professor schulterte missmutig seine Tasche und machte sich auf den Weg in den Hörsaal.

This word in other languages

sling(English)echar(Español)mettre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshultern
  • scchultern
  • schhultern
  • schlutern
  • schuletrn
  • schulltern
  • schultenr
  • schulternn
  • schulterrn
  • schultren
  • schulttern
  • schutlern
  • scuhltern
  • shcultern
  • sschultern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshultern2scchultern1schhultern1schlutern2schuletrn2schulltern1schultenr2schulternn1
Edit distance from "schultern"

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 "schultern"?
"schultern" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊltɐn].
What does "schultern" mean?
As a verb, "schultern" means: transitiv:
What words are commonly confused with "schultern"?
"schultern" is commonly confused with "Schuster", "schütten", "schütteln". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schultern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schultern" is [ˈʃʊltɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schultern" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Siegfried#6,353Sanierung#6,347Projekten#6,339Pflichten#6,337

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

schwierige15 variantsmitgeteilt15 variantsMinderheit15 variantsZuschauern15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list