Schurke

[ˈʃʊʁkə]

/[ˈʃʊʁkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schurke” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,237. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,237
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der moralisch verwerflich handelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-schurke · Schurke · German

Schurke · rank #49,237 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,237
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schreibweisen

Nearest frequency peer: Schreibweisen (-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 „Schurke“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schurke“ 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).

Schurke vs schürt
43% similar
Schurke vs Schüsse
57% similar
Schurke vs Schütze
57% similar

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

Key facts for Schurke
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchurke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊʁkə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,237
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schurke“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schurkeliegt 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: „Schreibweisen“ (#49,236), „schwankenden“ (#49,238), „Schokoriegel“ (#49,235). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schurke“ bei #49,237. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Schurke (IPA [ˈʃʊʁkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,237 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemand, der moralisch verwerflich handelt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schurke, with forms such as "cshurke", "scchurke", and "schhurke". 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, "schürt", "Schüsse", "Schütze", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schurke, spelled S-C-H-U-R-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der moralisch verwerflich handelt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Schurken haben das Haus ganz ausgeräumt.
  2. „Ich war keiner dieser typischen Schurken, die sowohl in der Literatur wie auch im Leben herumwuseln, die mit Absicht Böses verursachen.“

Synonyms

BösewichtVerbrecherSchuftLumpGaunerHalunke

This word in other languages

rogue(English)canalla(Español)scélérat(Français)canalha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshurke
  • scchurke
  • schhurke
  • schruke
  • schukre
  • schurek
  • schurkke
  • schurrke
  • scuhrke
  • shcurke
  • sschurke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schurke - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshurke2scchurke1schhurke1schruke2schukre2schurek2schurkke1schurrke1
Edit distance from "Schurke"

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 "Schurke"?
"Schurke" is spelled S-C-H-U-R-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊʁkə].
What does "Schurke" mean?
As a noun, "Schurke" means: jemand, der moralisch verwerflich handelt
What words are commonly confused with "Schurke"?
"Schurke" is commonly confused with "schürt", "Schüsse", "Schütze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schurke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schurke" is [ˈʃʊʁkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schurke" come from?
"Schurke" 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 "Schurke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

shining#49,252stresst#49,278postete#49,163Planken#49,160

Similar misspelling depth

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

Stauraum11 variantsreleased11 variantsSteroide11 variantsRamsauer11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list