Which to use
“Schrein” is a noun and “schrien” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,490
- “Schrein” frequency rank
- #46,261
- “schrien” frequency rank
- 68751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schrein | schrien |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein verschließbarer, meist kastenförmiger oder schrankähnlicher Behälter zur Aufbewahrung von kostbaren Dingen wie Reliquien oder Ähnlichem | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schreien |
Where the eye mixes Schrein and schrien
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Schrein and schrien follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Schrein with schrien
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schrein is [ʃʁaɪ̯n] while schrien is [ʃʁiːn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (ei ↔ ie) - a transposition the eye reads straight past, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schrein is recorded at frequency rank #22,490, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃʁaɪ̯n]. schrien is at rank #46,261, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʃʁiːn].
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 68751, this pair ranks #497,994 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Schrein vs schrien
Shared letters: cehinrs. Private to "Schrein": -. Private to "schrien": -.
"Schrein" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVVC · "schrien" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Schrein" for "schrien" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Schrein" or "schrien"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schrein" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schrien" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #497,994 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schrein" and "schrien" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schreier vs schrien". 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 #497,994 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.