scabies

noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rauhigkeit der Haut mit Juckreiz; Räude, Krätze

Key facts for scabies
PropertyValue
Headwordscabies
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “scabies” sits in German frequency

scabies falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

scabies is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for scabies in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is scabies, spelled S-C-A-B-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rauhigkeit der Haut mit Juckreiz; Räude, Krätze
  2. 2
    Schorf
  3. 3
    Veränderung der Oberfläche durch Korrosion; Rauhigkeit, Schäbigkeit
  4. 4
    Kinderspiel, wahrscheinlich eine Art Fangspiel, bei dem scabies gerufen wurde
  5. 5
    (ungesundes) Verlangen nach etwas; Reiz, Juckreiz, Wollustreiz

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 "scabies"?
"scabies" is spelled S-C-A-B-I-E-S.
What does "scabies" mean?
As a noun, "scabies" means: Rauhigkeit der Haut mit Juckreiz; Räude, Krätze
What language does "scabies" come from?
"scabies" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “scabies”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-A-B-I-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list