Schuster
[ˈʃuːstɐ]
The verdict
“Schuster” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,122
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handwerker, der Schuhe herstellt oder repariert
Corpus desk
Index DE-schuster · Schuster · German
Schuster · rank #11,122 · 13 variants · 17 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,122
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH schrauben
Nearest frequency peer: schrauben (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Schuster”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Schilling
Schilling
88,883 corpus weight
- Schluck
Schluck
88,882 corpus weight
- schrauben
schrauben
88,880 corpus weight
- Schuster
Schuster
88,879 corpus weight
- Sessel
Sessel
88,878 corpus weight
- sortiert
sortiert
88,876 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Schuster” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schuster |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃuːstɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #11,122 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Schuster” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Schuster (IPA [ˈʃuːstɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,122 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schuster, with forms such as "cshuster", "scchuster", and "schhuster". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Schütte", "sechster", "schüttet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schuster, spelled S-C-H-U-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Handwerker, der Schuhe herstellt oder repariert
- 2Gliederfüßer mit langen Beinen wie zum Beispiel
- 3Gliederfüßer mit langen Beinen wie zum Beispiel
- 4Gliederfüßer mit langen Beinen wie zum Beispiel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schuster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Morgen bringe ich meine Stiefel zum Schuster, weil beim linken Stiefel der Absatz locker ist.
„Es hat der Schuster Franz zum Dichter sich entzückt. / Was er als Schuster tat, das tut er noch: er flickt.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cshuster
- scchuster
- schhuster
- schsuter
- schusetr
- schusster
- schusterr
- schustre
- schustter
- schutser
- scuhster
- shcuster
- sschuster
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schuster - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 "Schuster"?
What does "Schuster" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "Schuster"?
How do you pronounce "Schuster"?
What language does "Schuster" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schuster", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Schuster". Here's where to go from here.
- "Schuster" maps to 17 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Schütte". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,122 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.