scène

[sɛn]

/[sɛn]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bühne, Scene, Szene

Corpus desk

Index DE-scene · scène · German

scène · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 scène
PropertyValue
Headwordscène
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sɛn]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „scène“ im Deutschen

scèneschafft 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

scène is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [sɛn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bühne, Scene, Szene".

No misspelling variants are generated for scène in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is scène, spelled S-C-È-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bühne, Scene, Szene

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 "scène"?
"scène" is spelled S-C-È-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [sɛn].
What does "scène" mean?
As a noun, "scène" means: Bühne, Scene, Szene
How do you pronounce "scène"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scène" is [sɛn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scène" come from?
"scène" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list