shade

[ʃeɪd]

/[ʃeɪd]/ noun

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The verdict

“shade” is uncommon German (frequency #77,315 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,315
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-shade · shade · German

shade · rank #77,315 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,315
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sher

Nearest frequency peer: sher (+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 „shade“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for shade
PropertyValue
Headwordshade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃeɪd]
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,315
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „shade“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.shadefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sher“ (#77,316), „Sexspiele“ (#77,313), „Selbstverständlichkeiten“ (#77,311). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „shade“ bei #77,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shade is uncommon German at frequency #77,315 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃeɪd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schatten".

Zero misspellings are on record for shade in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is shade, spelled S-H-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schatten

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 "shade"?
"shade" is spelled S-H-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃeɪd].
What does "shade" mean?
As a noun, "shade" means: Schatten
How do you pronounce "shade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shade" is [ʃeɪd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shade" come from?
"shade" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

slime#77,330Sabah#77,262stork#77,377StVZO#77,382

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list