# schedule

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃɛd͡ʒuːl/ · frequency rank #2,178

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. A serial record of items, systematically arranged.
3. A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.
4. A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.
5. A written or printed table of information, often forming an annex or appendix to a statute or other regulatory instrument, or to a legal contract.
6. An allocation or ordering of a set of tasks on one or several resources.
7. A 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.

## Easily confused with
- **scheduled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schedule-vs-scheduled)
- **scheduler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schedule-vs-scheduler)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cshedule`, `scchedule`, `scehdule`, `schdeule`, `scheddule`, `schedlue`, `scheduel`, `schedulle`, `scheudle`, `schhedule`, `shcedule`, `sschedule`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/schedule