Schaumburg

name

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"schaumburg" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Schaumburg” is uncommon English (frequency #57,702 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,702
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from German.

Key facts for Schaumburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchaumburg
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,702
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schaumburg” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schaumburg lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schaumburg is uncommon English at frequency #57,702 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schaumburg in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From German. The correct English form is Schaumburg, spelled S-C-H-A-U-M-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from German.
  2. 2
    A rural district of Lower Saxony. Seat: Stadthagen.
  3. 3
    A village in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois.

Etymology

From German.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schaumburg"?
"Schaumburg" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-M-B-U-R-G.
What does "Schaumburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schaumburg" means: A surname from German.
What is the origin of the word "Schaumburg"?
From German. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Schaumburg”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-C-H-A-U-M-B-U-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list