schäbigen

[ˈʃɛːbɪɡn̩]

/[ˈʃɛːbɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“schäbigen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,276 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,276
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig

Key facts for schäbigen
PropertyValue
Headwordschäbigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃɛːbɪɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,276
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schäbigen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schäbigen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schäbigen is uncommon German at frequency #58,276 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃɛːbɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for schäbigen in our index, 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 tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schäbigen, spelled S-C-H-Ä-B-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schäbigen"?
"schäbigen" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-B-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛːbɪɡn̩].
What does "schäbigen" mean?
As an adjective, "schäbigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schäbig
How do you pronounce "schäbigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schäbigen" is [ˈʃɛːbɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schäbigen" come from?
"schäbigen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “schäbigen”

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-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃɛːbɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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