schottische
/ˈʃɑdɪʃ/noun, verb
schottische is spelled S-C-H-O-T-T-I-S-C-H-E: 11 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schottische means “A partnered country dance resembling a slow polka, probably of German origin, first introduced in England in 1848” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of schottische is schottisches.
How many letters and syllables are in schottische?
| Letters | 11: S-C-H-O-T-T-I-S-C-H-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 69 million words; the 262,293rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is schottische?
Schottische appears about once in every 69 million words in written English, the 262,293rd 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 schottische?
- UK /ʃɒˈtiːʃ/
- UK /ʃəˈtiːʃ/
- US /ˈʃɑdɪʃ/
Schottische has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with schottische?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as schottische from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdɪʃ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of schottische
- schottisches plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- schottish
- schottisch
- schottisching participle, present
- schottisched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schottische mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A partnered country dance resembling a slow polka, probably of German origin, first introduced in England in 1848.
- 2
Music for the schottische.
verb
- 1
To dance a schottische.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Schottische in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a kind of dance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | scottish |
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 schottische come from?
From German schottische (“Scottish”), as in der schottische Tanz (“the Scottish dance”). First attested in 1849. Doublet of Scottish, Scotch, and Scots. The Oxford English Dictionary comments that the “quasi-French pronunciation […] has no justification”.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).