schäbig
[ˈʃɛːbɪç]
The verdict
“schäbig” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,762. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,762
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Spuren von Schaben tragend; abgewetzt, abgenutzt, abgetragen sein, hässlich, alt, minderwertig, verschlissen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schäbig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃɛːbɪç] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #32,762 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schäbig” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around schäbig (IPA [ˈʃɛːbɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,762 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for schäbig, with forms such as "cshäbig", "scchäbig", and "schbäig". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Scharia", "schädigt", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 schäbig, spelled S-C-H-Ä-B-I-G.
Definition
- 1Spuren von Schaben tragend; abgewetzt, abgenutzt, abgetragen sein, hässlich, alt, minderwertig, verschlissen
- 2gewöhnlich, zwielichtig, von zweifelhaftem Ruf, moralisch anfechtbar sein
- 3kleinlich, geizig
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshäbig,scchäbig,schbäig,schhäbig,schäbbig,schäbgi,schäbigg,schäibg,scähbig,shcäbig,sschäbig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schäbig - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “schäbig”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-Ä-B-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃɛːbɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Scharia” - see the side-by-side comparison. schäbig vs Scharia
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.