Schulze

[ˈʃʊlt͡sə]

/[ˈʃʊlt͡sə]/ noun

The verdict

“Schulze” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,089. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,089
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in früheren Jahrhunderten Vorsteher eines Dorfes, der die Abgaben für den Grundherrn einforderte

Corpus desk

Index DE-schulze · Schulze · German

Schulze · rank #9,089 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,089
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schrei

Nearest frequency peer: Schrei (-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 „Schulze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schulze“ 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).

Schulze vs Schutz
71% similar
Schulze vs schützt
43% similar
Schulze vs Schwule
71% similar

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

Key facts for Schulze
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchulze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊlt͡sə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,089
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schulze“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schulzeliegt 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: „Schrei“ (#9,088), „schweizerischen“ (#9,090), „schneidet“ (#9,087). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schulze“ bei #9,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Schulze (IPA [ˈʃʊlt͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,089 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in früheren Jahrhunderten Vorsteher eines Dorfes, der die Abgaben für den Grundherrn einforderte".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schulze, with forms such as "cshulze", "scchulze", and "schhulze". 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, "Schutz", "schützt", "Schwule", and more, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schulze, spelled S-C-H-U-L-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    in früheren Jahrhunderten Vorsteher eines Dorfes, der die Abgaben für den Grundherrn einforderte

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. In den Dörfern des Wendlandes war der Schulze immer ein Deutscher.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshulze
  • scchulze
  • schhulze
  • schluze
  • schulez
  • schullze
  • schulzze
  • schuzle
  • scuhlze
  • shculze
  • sschulze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshulze2scchulze1schhulze1schluze2schulez2schullze1schulzze1schuzle2
Edit distance from "Schulze"

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 "Schulze"?
"Schulze" is spelled S-C-H-U-L-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊlt͡sə].
What does "Schulze" mean?
As a noun, "Schulze" means: in früheren Jahrhunderten Vorsteher eines Dorfes, der die Abgaben für den Grundherrn einforderte
What words are commonly confused with "Schulze"?
"Schulze" is commonly confused with "Schutz", "schützt", "Schwule". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schulze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schulze" is [ˈʃʊlt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schulze" come from?
"Schulze" 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 "Schulze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list