schaurig

[ˈʃaʊ̯ʁɪç]

/[ˈʃaʊ̯ʁɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“schaurig” is uncommon German (frequency #52,392 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,392
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schauer einflößend; gruselig

Corpus desk

Index DE-schaurig · schaurig · German

schaurig · rank #52,392 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,392
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schatzes

Nearest frequency peer: Schatzes (-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 „schaurig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schaurig
PropertyValue
Headwordschaurig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃaʊ̯ʁɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,392
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schaurig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schaurigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schatzes“ (#52,391), „Scheideweg“ (#52,393), „Salmonellen“ (#52,389). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schaurig“ bei #52,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schaurig is uncommon German at frequency #52,392 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃaʊ̯ʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schaurig, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schaurig, spelled S-C-H-A-U-R-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schauer einflößend; gruselig
  2. 2
    entsetzlich schlecht; schrecklich
  3. 3
    extrem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Texte von Edgar Allan Poe sind schaurig.
  2. Sein Klavierspiel klingt schaurig.

Synonyms

gruseligfurchterregendentsetzlichfurchtbargrauenhaftgrausigäußerstenormextremsehrüberaus

This word in other languages

creepy(English)espeluznante(Español)angoissant(Français)horripilante(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 "schaurig"?
"schaurig" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaʊ̯ʁɪç].
What does "schaurig" mean?
As an adjective, "schaurig" means: Schauer einflößend; gruselig
How do you pronounce "schaurig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schaurig" is [ˈʃaʊ̯ʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schaurig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schatzes#52,391Schwedin#52,407Reliquie#52,370Reinfall#52,369

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list