Schauern

[ˈʃaʊ̯ɐn]

/[ˈʃaʊ̯ɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schauern” is uncommon German (frequency #77,273 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,273
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schauern · Schauern · German

Schauern · rank #77,273 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,273
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Scharnier

Nearest frequency peer: Scharnier (-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 „Schauern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schauern
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchauern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaʊ̯ɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,273
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schauern“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schauernfällt 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: „Scharnier“ (#77,272), „Schaulustigen“ (#77,274), „Schamanismus“ (#77,271). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schauern“ bei #77,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schauern is uncommon German at frequency #77,273 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaʊ̯ɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schauer".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schauern, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schauern, spelled S-C-H-A-U-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schauer

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 "Schauern"?
"Schauern" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaʊ̯ɐn].
What does "Schauern" mean?
As a noun, "Schauern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schauer
How do you pronounce "Schauern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schauern" is [ˈʃaʊ̯ɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schauern" come from?
"Schauern" 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 "Schauern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

scheuten#77,277schieren#77,278Sammlers#77,264Rotstift#77,256

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list