Schulter
\ˈʃʊltɐ\
The verdict
“Schulter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Épaule.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schulter · Schulter · French
Schulter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schulter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʃʊltɐ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Schulter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʃʊltɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Épaule.".
Schulter has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Schulter, spelled S-C-H-U-L-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Épaule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schulter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie wäre daneben ganz schmächtig, während ihre Mutter Schultern gehabt hätte, mit denen sie Türen einrennen konnte, (erzählte Gervaise).
Im Treppenhaus versuchte der Arzt vergeblich, die Beleuchtung einzuschalten. Die Treppe blieb in Dunkelheit getaucht. (...) Der Arzt blieb stehen, und Tarrous Fuß hinter ihm glitt auf einer Stufe aus. Tarrou fing sich, indem er nach Rieux’ Schulter griff.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.