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Schuld

"Schuld" means "debt" in German. It is number 519 on the frequency list, in A2 (noun).

Meaning

debt; fault; guilt

IPA

/ʃʊlt/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Meine Schuld.
  My bad.
  Tatoeba: Adelpa / Snout
• Du bist schuld.
  You are to blame.
  Tatoeba: al_ex_an_der / CC
• Wer ist schuld?
  Who's at fault?
  Tatoeba: Hans_Adler / CM

Learned together

In the course, "Schuld" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• Ort place, location, point, position
• Seite side
• Chance chance
• Bett bed piece of furniture,…
• Schule school
• Entschuldigung apology
• Wort word as an isolated unit
• Typ type
• Gesicht face

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