Which to use
“scheine” and “scheinen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,625
- “scheine” frequency rank
- #2,361
- “scheinen” frequency rank
- 11986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scheine | scheinen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheinen | Licht aussenden |
Where the eye mixes scheine and scheinen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. scheine runs 7 letters (CCCVVCV) against scheinen's 8 (CCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between scheine and scheinen
A purely visual mix-up. scheine ([ˈʃaɪ̯nə]) and scheinen ([ˈʃaɪ̯nən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “scheine” sits inside “scheinen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11986, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scheine is recorded at frequency rank #9,625, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃaɪ̯nə]. scheinen is at rank #2,361, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃaɪ̯nən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 11986, this pair ranks #1,966,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of scheine vs scheinen
Shared letters: cehins. Private to "scheine": -. Private to "scheinen": -.
"scheine" · 7 letters · shape CCCVVCV · "scheinen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scheine" for "scheinen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "scheine" or "scheinen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "scheine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "scheinen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scheine" and "scheinen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scheine vs schwinge". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,966,828 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.