Skulptur

Name: Skulptur, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˌskʊlpˈtuːɐ̯]

/[ˌskʊlpˈtuːɐ̯]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Skulptur” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,173. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,173
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gattung der Bildhauerei, die sich mit dreidimensionalen Werken befasst, die aus festem Material mittels eines subtraktiven Verfahrens (Abtragen, Ausstechen, Aushöhlen) geschaffen wurden

Corpus desk

Index DE-skulptur · Skulptur · German

Skulptur · rank #12,173 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #12,173
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH Shanghai

Nearest frequency peer: Shanghai (-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.

Sekt

87,831
Selbstbesti…

87,830
Shanghai

87,829
Skulptur

87,828
sorgten

87,827
Spree

87,826

What this shows „Skulptur“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Skulptur vs Skulpturen

80% similar

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

Key facts for Skulptur
Property	Value
Headword	Skulptur
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˌskʊlpˈtuːɐ̯]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#12,173
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Skulptur“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Skulpturliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#12,173

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Shanghai“ (#12,172), „sorgten“ (#12,174), „Selbstbestimmung“ (#12,171). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Skulptur“ bei #12,173. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Skulptur (IPA [ˌskʊlpˈtuːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,173 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Skulptur, with forms such as "ksulptur", "skkulptur", and "skluptur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Skulpturen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Skulptur, spelled S-K-U-L-P-T-U-R.

Definition

1
Gattung der Bildhauerei, die sich mit dreidimensionalen Werken befasst, die aus festem Material mittels eines subtraktiven Verfahrens (Abtragen, Ausstechen, Aushöhlen) geschaffen wurden
2
dreidimensionales Kunstwerk, das aus festem Material (Stein oder Ähnlichem) besteht und das durch Abtragen, Ausstechen oder Aushöhlen geschaffen wurde
3
jede Art von dreidimensionalem Kunstwerk, dass bildhauerisch geschaffen wurde (Plastik oder Skulptur)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Ihre vielfältige Volkskunst enthält Lieder, Tanz, Poesie, antike griechischen Elemente in Skulptur und ihren traditionellen Trachten.“
„Nach den Anfängen im 15. Jahrhundert wurden immer mehr Skulpturen geschaffen, die unabhängig von einem Bauwerk im Raum standen und den oft nackten Körper von Menschen detailgetreu abbildeten.“

This word in other languages

sculpture(English)escultura(Español)sculpture(Français)escultura(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ksulptur
skkulptur
skluptur
skullptur
skulpptur
skulptru
skulpttur
skulpturr
skulputr
skultpur
skupltur
sskulptur
suklptur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Skulptur - 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.

Edit distance from "Skulptur"

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 "Skulptur"?

"Skulptur" is spelled S-K-U-L-P-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌskʊlpˈtuːɐ̯].

What does "Skulptur" mean?

As a noun, "Skulptur" means: Gattung der Bildhauerei, die sich mit dreidimensionalen Werken befasst, die aus festem Material mittels eines subtraktiven Verfahrens (Abtragen, Ausstechen, Aushöhlen) geschaffen wurden

What words are commonly confused with "Skulptur"?

"Skulptur" is commonly confused with "Skulpturen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Skulptur"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Skulptur" is [ˌskʊlpˈtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Skulptur" come from?

"Skulptur" 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 "Skulptur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Shanghai#12,172 Schöpfer#12,168 Schwager#12,166 Schlauch#12,163

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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