schedule
/ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/
"schedule" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“schedule” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #2,178 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,178
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schedule |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,178 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schedule” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for schedule is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,178 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for schedule, with forms such as "cshedule", "scchedule", and "scehdule". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "scheduled", "scheduler", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English cedule, from Middle French cedule (whence French cédule), from Old French cedule, from Late Latin schedula (“papyrus strip”), diminutive of Latin scheda, from Ancient Greek σχέδη (skhédē, “papyrus leaf”), from Proto-Hellenic *s… The correct English form is schedule, spelled S-C-H-E-D-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur.
- 2A serial record of items, systematically arranged.
- 3A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.
- 4A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.
- 5A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.
- 6An allocation or ordering of a set of tasks on one or several resources.
- 7A slip of paper; a short note.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cedule, from Middle French cedule (whence French cédule), from Old French cedule, from Late Latin schedula (“papyrus strip”), diminutive of Latin scheda, from Ancient Greek σχέδη (skhédē, “papyrus leaf”), from Proto-Hellenic *skʰíďďō, from Proto-Indo-European *skid-yé-ti, from *skeyd- (“to divide, split”). Doublet of cedula and cedule. This word was historically pronounced /ˈsɛdjuːl/, /ˈsɛdʒuːl/; the pronunciations with /ʃ/ and /sk/ are due to the spelling (the latter may have been reinforced by learned influence); compare schism.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshedule,scchedule,scehdule,schdeule,scheddule,schedlue,scheduel,schedulle,scheudle,schhedule,shcedule,sschedule
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schedule - 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.
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.
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Using “schedule”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-C-H-E-D-U-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “scheduled” - see the side-by-side comparison. schedule vs scheduled
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.