Schilling

\ˈʃɪlɪŋ\

/\ˈʃɪlɪŋ\/ noun

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The verdict

“Schilling” is uncommon French (frequency #61,882 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,882
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-schilling · Schilling · French

Schilling · rank #61,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,882
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH savate

Nearest frequency peer: savate (-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 « Schilling »

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 « Schilling » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schilling
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchilling
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈʃɪlɪŋ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Schilling » en français

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « savate » (#61,881), « Schuster » (#61,883), « satané » (#61,880). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Schilling » est au #61,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schilling is uncommon French at frequency #61,882 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʃɪlɪŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schilling, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Schilling, spelled S-C-H-I-L-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Shilling, chelin.
  2. 2
    Schilling autrichien, schelling.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Norwegen wurden Schillinge erst ab dem 16. Jahrhundert geprägt.
  2. Als Detlef ein Kind war, hat er dem Nachbarn geholfen, den Rasen zu mähen, und hat dafür 20 Schilling bekommen.

Synonyms

Alpendollar

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 "Schilling"?
"Schilling" is spelled S-C-H-I-L-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʃɪlɪŋ\.
What does "Schilling" mean?
As a noun, "Schilling" means: Shilling, chelin.
How do you pronounce "Schilling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schilling" is \ˈʃɪlɪŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schilling" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list