schilling
/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/noun
schilling is spelled S-C-H-I-L-L-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schilling means “The old currency of Austria, divided into 100 groschen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of schilling is schillings.
How many letters and syllables are in schilling?
| Letters | 9: S-C-H-I-L-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is schilling?
Schilling appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce schilling?
- /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
Schilling has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-schilling.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with schilling
Also written: shilling.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of schilling
- schillings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schilling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The old currency of Austria, divided into 100 groschen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Schilling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense old currency of Austria:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does schilling come from?
From German Schilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz. Doublet of shilling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).