in Scharen

[ɪn ˈʃaːʁən]

/[ɪn ˈʃaːʁən]/ phrase

The verdict

“in Scharen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - massenhaft, sehr viele, in großer Anzahl

Corpus desk

Index DE-in-scharen · in Scharen · German

in Scharen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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.

Key facts for in Scharen
PropertyValue
Headwordin Scharen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ɪn ˈʃaːʁən]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „in Scharen“ im Deutschen

in Scharenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

in Scharen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ɪn ˈʃaːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "massenhaft, sehr viele, in großer Anzahl".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for in Scharen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is in Scharen, spelled I-N- -S-C-H-A-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    massenhaft, sehr viele, in großer Anzahl

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how in Scharen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nach dem 17. Juni 1953 verließen die Leute in Scharen die DDR.
  2. „Junge Frauen verlassen Ostdeutschland in Scharen.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "in Scharen"?
"in Scharen" is spelled I-N- -S-C-H-A-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪn ˈʃaːʁən].
What does "in Scharen" mean?
As a phrase, "in Scharen" means: massenhaft, sehr viele, in großer Anzahl
How do you pronounce "in Scharen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "in Scharen" is [ɪn ˈʃaːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "in Scharen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list