Schuppe

[ˈʃʊpə]

/[ˈʃʊpə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schuppe” is uncommon German (frequency #99,068 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,068
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - regelmäßig geformte Platte aus Horn oder Ähnlichem als Bestandteil der Haut vieler Tiere

Corpus desk

Index DE-schuppe · Schuppe · German

Schuppe · rank #99,068 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,068
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schultergelenk

Nearest frequency peer: Schultergelenk (-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 „Schuppe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schuppe
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchuppe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊpə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,068
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schuppe“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schuppefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schultergelenk“ (#99,067), „Schutzschirm“ (#99,069), „Schuldigkeit“ (#99,066). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schuppe“ bei #99,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schuppe is uncommon German at frequency #99,068 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊpə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Schuppe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schuppe, spelled S-C-H-U-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    regelmäßig geformte Platte aus Horn oder Ähnlichem als Bestandteil der Haut vieler Tiere
  2. 2
    kleines abgeschilfertes Hornplättchen der menschlichen Haut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man kann einen Fisch auch mit Schuppen braten.
  2. Manche haben Probleme mit trockener Haut und Schuppen.

This word in other languages

scale(English)escama(Español)écaille(Français)escama(Português)

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 "Schuppe"?
"Schuppe" is spelled S-C-H-U-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊpə].
What does "Schuppe" mean?
As a noun, "Schuppe" means: regelmäßig geformte Platte aus Horn oder Ähnlichem als Bestandteil der Haut vieler Tiere
How do you pronounce "Schuppe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schuppe" is [ˈʃʊpə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schuppe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schwant#99,070Schorle#99,059Schoppe#99,058sickern#99,091

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list