Scholz

\ʃɔlts\

/\ʃɔlts\/ name

The verdict

“Scholz” is uncommon French (frequency #86,163 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,163
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille allemand.

Corpus desk

Index FR-scholz · Scholz · French

Scholz · rank #86,163 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,163
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH scolari

Nearest frequency peer: scolari (+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 « Scholz »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Scholz
PropertyValue
HeadwordScholz
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʃɔlts\
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Scholz » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Scholztombe 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: « scolari » (#86,164), « Schaffhouse » (#86,161), « scripta » (#86,165). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Scholz » est au #86,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Scholz is uncommon French at frequency #86,163 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʃɔlts\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille allemand.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Scholz in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Scholz, spelled S-C-H-O-L-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille allemand.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En Allemagne a débuté ce mardi (21.05) à Francfort le procès de plusieurs membres d’un réseau complotiste jugées pour avoir voulu fomenter un coup d’Etat. Lors des perquisitions, la police avait retrouvé près de 400 armes à feu et des dizaines de milliers de munitions. Le groupe projetait d’envahir le Bundestag, le Parlement allemand, d’arrêter des élus e…

This word in other languages

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 "Scholz"?
"Scholz" is spelled S-C-H-O-L-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɔlts\.
What does "Scholz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Scholz" means: Nom de famille allemand.
How do you pronounce "Scholz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Scholz" is \ʃɔlts\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Scholz" come from?
"Scholz" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Scholz", 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