shoulder

[ˈʃəʊldə]

/[ˈʃəʊldə]/ noun

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The verdict

“shoulder” is uncommon German (frequency #84,567 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,567
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-shoulder · shoulder · German

shoulder · rank #84,567 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,567
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH siebt

Nearest frequency peer: siebt (+2 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 „shoulder“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for shoulder
PropertyValue
Headwordshoulder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃəʊldə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,567
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „shoulder“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „siebt“ (#84,569), „Siedlungsbau“ (#84,570), „Silbermedaillen“ (#84,571). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „shoulder“ bei #84,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shoulder is uncommon German at frequency #84,567 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃəʊldə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for shoulder, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is shoulder, spelled S-H-O-U-L-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schulter
  2. 2
    Absatz, Leiste, Randleiste
  3. 3
    Abstellstreifen, Seitenstreifen, Pannenstreifen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "I looked over his shoulder at the yellow paper and the faded script."

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 "shoulder"?
"shoulder" is spelled S-H-O-U-L-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃəʊldə].
What does "shoulder" mean?
As a noun, "shoulder" means: Schulter
How do you pronounce "shoulder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shoulder" is [ˈʃəʊldə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shoulder" come from?
"shoulder" 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 "shoulder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sexparty#84,562Seerosen#84,557Schöller#84,554Schwyzer#84,552

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list