Skelett

[skeˈlɛt]

/[skeˈlɛt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Skelett” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,701. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,701
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerippe, den Körper eines Organismus stützendes Gerüst, meist aus Knochen, Knorpel oder Chitin

Corpus desk

Index DE-skelett · Skelett · German

Skelett · rank #18,701 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,701
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sofortiger

Nearest frequency peer: sofortiger (+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 „Skelett“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Skelett“ 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).

Skelett vs Skelette
88% similar
Skelett vs select
57% similar

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

Key facts for Skelett
PropertyValue
HeadwordSkelett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[skeˈlɛt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,701
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Skelett“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Skelettliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sofortiger“ (#18,702), „servus“ (#18,699), „Sozialversicherung“ (#18,703). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Skelett“ bei #18,701. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Skelett (IPA [skeˈlɛt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,701 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Skelett, with forms such as "kselett", "seklett", and "skeeltt". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Skelette", "select", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Skelett, spelled S-K-E-L-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerippe, den Körper eines Organismus stützendes Gerüst, meist aus Knochen, Knorpel oder Chitin
  2. 2
    stützendes Gewebe einer Pflanze
  3. 3
    tragende Konstruktion bei Bauwerken
  4. 4
    Grundgerüst, Entwurf, Rohfassung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei Ausgrabungen werden oft Skelette gefunden.
  2. „Krank und zum Skelett abgemagert, trat der Schotte den beschwerlichen Rückmarsch zur Küste an.“

Synonyms

GerippeKnochengerüstGerüst

This word in other languages

skeleton(English)esqueleto(Español)squelette(Français)esqueleto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kselett
  • seklett
  • skeeltt
  • skelet
  • skellett
  • skeltet
  • skkelett
  • skleett
  • sskelett

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Skelett - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kselett2seklett2skeeltt2skelet1skellett1skeltet2skkelett1skleett2
Edit distance from "Skelett"

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 "Skelett"?
"Skelett" is spelled S-K-E-L-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [skeˈlɛt].
What does "Skelett" mean?
As a noun, "Skelett" means: Gerippe, den Körper eines Organismus stützendes Gerüst, meist aus Knochen, Knorpel oder Chitin
What words are commonly confused with "Skelett"?
"Skelett" is commonly confused with "Skelette", "select". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Skelett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Skelett" is [skeˈlɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Skelett" come from?
"Skelett" 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 "Skelett", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Scharia#18,688Ungarns#18,733primäre#18,664vanille#18,740

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

servus9 variantsticken9 variantsTitels9 variantsrogers9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list