Schatz

\ʃat͡s\

/\ʃat͡s\/ noun

The verdict

“Schatz” is uncommon French (frequency #99,628 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,628
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trésor.

Corpus desk

Index FR-schatz · Schatz · French

Schatz · rank #99,628 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,628
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH scales

Nearest frequency peer: scales (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Schatz »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Schatz » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schatz
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchatz
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃat͡s\
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,628
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Schatz » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Schatztombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « scales » (#99,627), « Schnitzler » (#99,629), « secundus » (#99,631). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Schatz » est au #99,628. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schatz is uncommon French at frequency #99,628 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃat͡s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Schatz has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Schatz, spelled S-C-H-A-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trésor.
  2. 2
    Chéri.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schatz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. (Der Gauner) war der Kopf einer Bande, die man bald "Scuola di Torino" nennen sollte, Schule von Turin eben. Sie stellte Diamantenhändlern quer durchs Land nach, um so deren Gewohnheiten und Kontakte ausfindig zu machen und sie im entscheidenden Moment um ihre Schätze zu bringen.
  2. Anna hat sich während der ganzen Hausdurchsuchung nicht von der Truhe gerührt, auf der sie sitzt. (Der Tschekist) fordert sie auf, sie zu öffnen. Eine Machtprobe. Zuerst weigert sie sich mit einem Pathos, als würde die Gestapo verlangen, ihr Partisanennetz preiszugeben, doch schließlich gibt sie nach. Das Geheimnis wird gelüftet und der Schatz konfisziert.

Synonyms

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schatz"?
"Schatz" is spelled S-C-H-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃat͡s\.
What does "Schatz" mean?
As a noun, "Schatz" means: Trésor.
How do you pronounce "Schatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schatz" is \ʃat͡s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schatz" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schatz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list