Scharniere

[ʃaʁˈniːʁə]

/[ʃaʁˈniːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Scharniere” is uncommon German (frequency #93,531 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,531
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Scharnier

Corpus desk

Index DE-scharniere · Scharniere · German

Scharniere · rank #93,531 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,531
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schaltjahr

Nearest frequency peer: Schaltjahr (-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 „Scharniere“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Scharniere
PropertyValue
HeadwordScharniere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃaʁˈniːʁə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,531
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Scharniere“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schaltjahr“ (#93,530), „schauend“ (#93,532), „Schafzucht“ (#93,529). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Scharniere“ bei #93,531. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Scharniere is uncommon German at frequency #93,531 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃaʁˈniːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Scharniere, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Scharniere, spelled S-C-H-A-R-N-I-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Scharnier
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Scharnier
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Scharnier

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 "Scharniere"?
"Scharniere" is spelled S-C-H-A-R-N-I-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaʁˈniːʁə].
What does "Scharniere" mean?
As a noun, "Scharniere" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Scharnier
How do you pronounce "Scharniere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Scharniere" is [ʃaʁˈniːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Scharniere" come from?
"Scharniere" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schaltjahr#93,530Schafzucht#93,529Schafstall#93,528Schlafrock#93,539

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list