škoda
[ˈʃkɔda]
The verdict
“škoda” is uncommon German (frequency #58,498 among 440 “Š” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,498
- frequency rank, German
- 440
- “Š” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schaden, Einbuße
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | škoda |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃkɔda] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #58,498 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “škoda” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
škoda is uncommon German at frequency #58,498 among 440 “Š” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃkɔda]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schaden, Einbuße".
No misspelling variants are generated for škoda in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is škoda, spelled Š-K-O-D-A.
Definition
- 1Schaden, Einbuße
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.
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Using “škoda”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Š-K-O-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃkɔda] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.