schauen

Name: schauen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃaʊ̯ən]

/[ˈʃaʊ̯ən]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“schauen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #958. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#958
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehr aktiv als passiv mit den Augen wahrnehmen (also oft willentlich, aus eigenem Bestreben heraus/ durch eigenes Zutun herbeigeführt)

Corpus desk

Index DE-schauen · schauen · German

schauen · rank #958 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-CORE #958
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH Liste

Nearest frequency peer: Liste (-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.

lediglich

99,045
Liste

99,044
schauen

99,043
soweit

99,042
stimmen

99,041
Wochenende

99,040

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

schauen vs schaut

71% similar

schauen vs schien

71% similar

schauen vs Schaum

57% similar

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

Key facts for schauen
Property	Value
Headword	schauen
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˈʃaʊ̯ən]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#958
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schauen“

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

#958

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Liste“ (#957), „soweit“ (#959), „lediglich“ (#956). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schauen“ bei #958. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around schauen (IPA [ˈʃaʊ̯ən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #958 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for schauen, with forms such as "cshauen", "scahuen", and "scchauen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schaut", "schien", "Schaum", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schauen, spelled S-C-H-A-U-E-N.

Definition

1
mehr aktiv als passiv mit den Augen wahrnehmen (also oft willentlich, aus eigenem Bestreben heraus/ durch eigenes Zutun herbeigeführt)
2
einen bestimmten Gesichtsausdruck haben (siehe auch dreinschauen, dreinblicken)
3
auf etwas aufpassen, achtgeben, sich um jemanden kümmern
4
prüfen, ob etwas in einem bestimmten Zustand ist
5
als Ausruf der Verwunderung, als Ausdruck der Beschwichtigung
6
sich bemühen, etwas Bestimmtes zu erreichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Einzig bei seinen zwar in Heldenpose dargebotenen, aber nicht immer heldenhaft treffsicher gespielten Soli schaut Kleinkrieg ab und zu ins Publikum, als könne er es selbst gar nicht fassen, daß er diesen tollen Lärm produziert.“
Auf die Straße schauen.

Synonyms

blicken gucken lugen sehen achten checken nachsehen zusehen

This word in other languages

look(English)mirar(Español)regarder(Français)olhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cshauen
scahuen
scchauen
schaeun
schauenn
schaune
schhauen
schuaen
shcauen
sschauen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "schauen"

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 "schauen"?

"schauen" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaʊ̯ən].

What does "schauen" mean?

As a verb, "schauen" means: mehr aktiv als passiv mit den Augen wahrnehmen (also oft willentlich, aus eigenem Bestreben heraus/ durch eigenes Zutun herbeigeführt)

What words are commonly confused with "schauen"?

"schauen" is commonly confused with "schaut", "schien", "Schaum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "schauen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schauen" is [ˈʃaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "schauen" come from?

"schauen" 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 "schauen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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