schären

[ˈʃɛːʁən]

/[ˈʃɛːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kettfäden an einem Schärbaum anordnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-scharen · schären · German

schären · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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 schären
PropertyValue
Headwordschären
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃɛːʁən]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schären“ im Deutschen

schärenschafft 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

schären is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃɛːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kettfäden an einem Schärbaum anordnen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for schären in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schären, spelled S-C-H-Ä-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kettfäden an einem Schärbaum anordnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er schärte, um einen Teppich zu weben.
  2. Um die Kettfäden parallel auf den Kettbaum aufwickeln und im Webstuhl verweben zu können, muß die sogenannte Webereivorbereitung (Vorwerk) die Kettfäden von den Spinnkopsen der Spinner umspulen, zetteln oder schären, bäumen, eventuell schlichten, ins Geschirr oder den Jacquardharnisch einziehen.

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 "schären"?
"schären" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛːʁən].
What does "schären" mean?
As a verb, "schären" means: Kettfäden an einem Schärbaum anordnen
How do you pronounce "schären"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schären" is [ˈʃɛːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schären" come from?
"schären" 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