schaurigen

[ˈʃaʊ̯ʁɪɡn̩]

/[ˈʃaʊ̯ʁɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“schaurigen” is uncommon German (frequency #97,641 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,641
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig

Corpus desk

Index DE-schaurigen · schaurigen · German

schaurigen · rank #97,641 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,641
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schandtat

Nearest frequency peer: Schandtat (-2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “schaurigen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “schaurigen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schaurigen
PropertyValue
Headwordschaurigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃaʊ̯ʁɪɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,641
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “schaurigen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schaurigenliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Schandtat“ (#97,639), „Schiltach“ (#97,643), „Schimpfworte“ (#97,644). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schaurigen is uncommon German at frequency #97,641 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃaʊ̯ʁɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schaurigen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schaurigen, spelled S-C-H-A-U-R-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig

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 "schaurigen"?
"schaurigen" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-R-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaʊ̯ʁɪɡn̩].
What does "schaurigen" mean?
As an adjective, "schaurigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schaurig
How do you pronounce "schaurigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schaurigen" is [ˈʃaʊ̯ʁɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schaurigen" come from?
"schaurigen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list