schaue

[ʃaʊ̯ə]

/[ʃaʊ̯ə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schaue” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,228
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau

Corpus desk

Index DE-schaue · schaue · German

schaue · rank #4,228 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,228
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reform

Nearest frequency peer: Reform (-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 „schaue“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schaue“ 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).

schaue vs Schuh
50% similar
schaue vs schuf
67% similar
schaue vs schul
67% similar

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

Key facts for schaue
PropertyValue
Headwordschaue
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃaʊ̯ə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,228
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schaue“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schaueliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Reform“ (#4,227), „scheitern“ (#4,229), „power“ (#4,226). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schaue“ bei #4,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around schaue (IPA [ʃaʊ̯ə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #4,228 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for schaue, with forms such as "cshaue", "scahue", and "scchaue". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schuh", "schuf", "schul", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schaue, spelled S-C-H-A-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshaue
  • scahue
  • scchaue
  • schaeu
  • schhaue
  • schuae
  • shcaue
  • sschaue

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schaue - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshaue2scahue2scchaue1schaeu2schhaue1schuae2shcaue2sschaue1
Edit distance from "schaue"

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 "schaue"?
"schaue" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaʊ̯ə].
What does "schaue" mean?
As an adjective, "schaue" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schau
What words are commonly confused with "schaue"?
"schaue" is commonly confused with "Schuh", "schuf", "schul". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schaue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schaue" is [ʃaʊ̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schaue" come from?
"schaue" 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 "schaue", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reform#4,227ticket#4,233toller#4,234Lippen#4,218

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

plant8 variantsAndrea8 variantsgrand8 variantsblind8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list