Which to use
“scheinen” is a verb and “Scheunen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,361
- “scheinen” frequency rank
- #42,786
- “Scheunen” frequency rank
- 45147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scheinen | Scheunen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Licht aussenden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Scheune |
Where the eye mixes scheinen and Scheunen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses scheinen with Scheunen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: scheinen is [ˈʃaɪ̯nən] while Scheunen is [ˈʃɔɪ̯nən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - i in “scheinen” becomes u in “Scheunen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scheinen is recorded at frequency rank #2,361, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃaɪ̯nən]. Scheunen is at rank #42,786, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃɔɪ̯nən].
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 45147, this pair ranks #1,362,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scheinen vs Scheunen
Shared letters: cehns. Private to "scheinen": i. Private to "Scheunen": u.
"scheinen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC · "Scheunen" · 8 letters · shape CCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scheinen" for "Scheunen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "scheinen" vs "Scheunen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "scheinen" and "Scheunen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "scheinen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Scheunen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,362,890 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scheinen" and "Scheunen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Scheunen vs schmusen". 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 #1,362,890 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.