Scharnier

[ʃaʁˈniːɐ̯]

/[ʃaʁˈniːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Scharnier” is uncommon German (frequency #77,272 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,272
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein verbindendes, drehbares Gelenk (meist an Türen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-scharnier · Scharnier · German

Scharnier · rank #77,272 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,272
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schamanismus

Nearest frequency peer: Schamanismus (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Scharnier“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Scharnier“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Scharnier
PropertyValue
HeadwordScharnier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃaʁˈniːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,272
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Scharnier“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Scharnierfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schamanismus“ (#77,271), „Schauern“ (#77,273), „Schafspelz“ (#77,270). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Scharnier“ bei #77,272. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Scharnier is uncommon German at frequency #77,272 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃaʁˈniːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein verbindendes, drehbares Gelenk (meist an Türen)".

Zero misspellings are on record for Scharnier in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Scharnier, spelled S-C-H-A-R-N-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein verbindendes, drehbares Gelenk (meist an Türen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Haustür war schwer zu bewegen, die Scharniere alt und verzogen, man mußte sich bücken.“

This word in other languages

hinge(English)bisagra(Español)charnière(Français)charneira(Português)

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 "Scharnier"?
"Scharnier" is spelled S-C-H-A-R-N-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaʁˈniːɐ̯].
What does "Scharnier" mean?
As a noun, "Scharnier" means: ein verbindendes, drehbares Gelenk (meist an Türen)
How do you pronounce "Scharnier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Scharnier" is [ʃaʁˈniːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Scharnier" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schlachte#77,281rundliche#77,259schnacken#77,286ruckartig#77,257

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list