Schild
\ʃɪlt\
The verdict
“Schild” is uncommon French (frequency #97,413 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,413
- frequency rank, French
- 6,032
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bouclier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schild · Schild · French
Schild · rank #97,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,413
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,032
- PHOTO-FINISH Saviano
Nearest frequency peer: Saviano (-3 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 « Schild »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- sauterie
sauterie
2,593 corpus weight
- Saviano
Saviano
2,591 corpus weight
- Schild
Schild
2,588 corpus weight
- Scipio
Scipio
2,585 corpus weight
- scoreur
scoreur
2,584 corpus weight
- secourable
secourable
2,583 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Schild » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schild |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃɪlt\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #97,413 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Schild » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Schild is uncommon French at frequency #97,413 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɪlt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Schild doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Schild, spelled S-C-H-I-L-D.
Definition
- 1Bouclier.
- 2Écu d’armoiries.
- 3Bouclier d'un tunnelier.
- 4Carapace de certains animaux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schild appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der Antike hatten Krieger oft nur einen Schild, um sich zu schützen.
Auf dem Schild der Stadt Berlin ist ein Bär abgebildet.
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.
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