škoda

[ˈʃkɔda]

/[ˈʃkɔda]/ noun

The verdict

“škoda” is uncommon German (frequency #58,498), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,498
frequency rank, German
5
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-skoda · škoda · German

škoda · rank #58,498 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,498
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Š" thin
  • PHOTO-FINISH übersiedelte

Nearest frequency peer: übersiedelte (-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 „škoda“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for škoda
PropertyValue
Headwordškoda
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃkɔda]
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,498
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „škoda“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „übersiedelte“ (#58,497), „überhitzt“ (#58,496), „übergewichtigen“ (#58,495). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

škoda is uncommon German at frequency #58,498, 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

  1. 1
    Schaden, Einbuße

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Res škoda, da tvoja Škoda ima škodo!

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 "škoda"?
"škoda" is spelled Š-K-O-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃkɔda].
What does "škoda" mean?
As a noun, "škoda" means: Schaden, Einbuße
How do you pronounce "škoda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "škoda" is [ˈʃkɔda]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "škoda" come from?
"škoda" 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 "škoda", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list