Scheibe

/[ˈʃaɪ̯bə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,217

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Scheibe is aGermannoun. It means: rundes, flaches Etwas Pronounced [ˈʃaɪ̯bə]. It ranks #5,217 in German word frequency. Often confused with Schein and Schere.

Key facts for Scheibe
PropertyValue
HeadwordScheibe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaɪ̯bə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,217
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Scheibe in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Scheibe is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃaɪ̯bə]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,217 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Scheibe, with forms such as "csheibe", "sccheibe", and "scehibe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schein", "Schere", "schrie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Scheibe, spelled S-C-H-E-I-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    rundes, flaches Etwas
  2. 2
    Verglasung eines Fensters
  3. 3
    abgeschnittenes flaches Stück (insbesondere von Lebensmitteln wie Brot, Wurst oder Käse)
  4. 4
    Schallplatte, CD, DVD oder Ähnliches
  5. 5
    Fläche, auf die beim Sport- und Übungsschießen gezielt wird
  6. 6
    Gewicht beim Gewichtheben und dem Kraftdreikampf

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: csheibe,sccheibe,scehibe,schebie,scheibbe,scheieb,schheibe,shceibe,sscheibe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Scheibe

Misspelling Variants of "Scheibe"

csheibe7sccheibe8scehibe7schebie7scheibbe8scheieb7schheibe8shceibe7
Misspelling Variants of "Scheibe"

Frequency rank: #5,217 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Scheibe"?
"Scheibe" is spelled S-C-H-E-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaɪ̯bə].
What does "Scheibe" mean?
As a noun, "Scheibe" means: rundes, flaches Etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Scheibe"?
"Scheibe" is commonly confused with "Schein", "Schere", "schrie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Scheibe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Scheibe" is [ˈʃaɪ̯bə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Scheibe" come from?
"Scheibe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.