Scharia

[ʃaˈʁiːa]

/[ʃaˈʁiːa]/ noun

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The verdict

“Scharia” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,688. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,688
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Weg zur Wasserstelle, eine Art islamischer Katechismus

Corpus desk

Index DE-scharia · Scharia · German

Scharia · rank #18,688 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,688
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schall

Nearest frequency peer: Schall (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Scharia“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Scharia“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Scharia vs schrie
57% similar
Scharia vs Schiri
71% similar
Scharia vs Schar
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Scharia
PropertyValue
HeadwordScharia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃaˈʁiːa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,688
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Scharia“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Scharialiegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schall“ (#18,687), „schlechtere“ (#18,689), „Sandstein“ (#18,686). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Scharia“ bei #18,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Scharia (IPA [ʃaˈʁiːa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,688 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Scharia, with forms such as "csharia", "scahria", and "sccharia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "schrie", "Schiri", "Schar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Scharia, spelled S-C-H-A-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Weg zur Wasserstelle, eine Art islamischer Katechismus
  2. 2
    koranische Bestimmungen und Fatwa (religiöse Gutachten, islamische Rechtsmeinung) der Mufti (islamischen Religionsgelehrten)
  3. 3
    im Sinne von geltendem Recht, zum Beispiel im Familienrecht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Scharia ist für Muslime Leitschnur in allen Lebensbereichen.
  2. Die Scharia ist nur für Muslime anwendbar, so wie der christliche Katechismus nur für Christen.

This word in other languages

Shari'a(English)Sharia(Español)charia(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csharia
  • scahria
  • sccharia
  • schaira
  • scharai
  • scharria
  • schharia
  • schraia
  • shcaria
  • sscharia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Scharia - 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.

csharia2scahria2sccharia1schaira2scharai2scharria1schharia1schraia2
Edit distance from "Scharia"

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 "Scharia"?
"Scharia" is spelled S-C-H-A-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaˈʁiːa].
What does "Scharia" mean?
As a noun, "Scharia" means: der Weg zur Wasserstelle, eine Art islamischer Katechismus
What words are commonly confused with "Scharia"?
"Scharia" is commonly confused with "schrie", "Schiri", "Schar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Scharia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Scharia" is [ʃaˈʁiːa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Scharia" come from?
"Scharia" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Scharia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Skelett#18,701primäre#18,664Polster#18,660Plateau#18,656

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Patriot10 variantsMigräne10 variantsmentale10 variantsweigern10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list