scheißen

[ˈʃaɪ̯sn̩]

/[ˈʃaɪ̯sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“scheißen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - den Darm entleeren (fachsprachlich Defäkation)

Corpus desk

Index DE-schei-en · scheißen · German

scheißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for scheißen
PropertyValue
Headwordscheißen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃaɪ̯sn̩]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “scheißen” sits in German frequency

scheißen falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

scheißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

scheißen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is scheißen, spelled S-C-H-E-I-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Darm entleeren (fachsprachlich Defäkation)
  2. 2
    jemanden/etwas egal finden, ablehnen oder darauf verzichten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Und während der arme Bäcker seinen Rausch ausschlief, fing er an zu scheißen.“
  2. „1694 beklagt sich die Herzogin von Orléans, Liselotte von der Pfalz, in einem Brief an eine Tante in Hannover, dass ihr ein "Leibstuhl" fehlt: »Sie, liebe Tante, sind in der glücklichen Lage, scheißen gehen zu können, wann immer Sie wollen. Scheißen Sie also nach Belieben. Ich hingegen bin dazu verpflichtet, meinen Kackhaufen bis zum Abend aufzuheben.«“

Synonyms

defäzierendefäkierenkotenstuhlenkackenverzichtenablehnenverachten

This word in other languages

shit(English)cagar(Español)chier(Français)cagar(Português)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "scheißen"?
"scheißen" is spelled S-C-H-E-I-SS-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaɪ̯sn̩].
What does "scheißen" mean?
As a verb, "scheißen" means: den Darm entleeren (fachsprachlich Defäkation)
How do you pronounce "scheißen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scheißen" is [ˈʃaɪ̯sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scheißen" come from?
"scheißen" 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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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