Skinheads
[ˈskɪnhɛt͡s]
The verdict
“Skinheads” is uncommon German (frequency #62,859 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,859
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Skinhead
Corpus desk
Index DE-skinheads · Skinheads · German
Skinheads · rank #62,859 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,859
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH skeptischer
Nearest frequency peer: skeptischer (-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 “Skinheads”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sizilianisc…
sizilianischen
37,145 corpus weight
- skeptischen
skeptischen
37,144 corpus weight
- skeptischer
skeptischer
37,143 corpus weight
- Skinheads
Skinheads
37,142 corpus weight
- Slum
Slum
37,140 corpus weight
- sneak
sneak
37,138 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Skinheads” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Skinheads |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈskɪnhɛt͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,859 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Skinheads” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Skinheads is uncommon German at frequency #62,859 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈskɪnhɛt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Skinheads, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Skinheads, spelled S-K-I-N-H-E-A-D-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Skinhead
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Skinhead
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Skinhead
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Skinhead
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Skinhead
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Skinheads", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.