Scheichs

[ʃaɪ̯çs]

/[ʃaɪ̯çs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Scheichs” is uncommon German (frequency #59,144 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,144
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-scheichs · Scheichs · German

Scheichs · rank #59,144 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,144
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Scharmützel

Nearest frequency peer: Scharmützel (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Scheichs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Scheichs
PropertyValue
HeadwordScheichs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃaɪ̯çs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,144
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Scheichs“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Scharmützel“ (#59,142), „Schlacke“ (#59,146), „schamlose“ (#59,141). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Scheichs“ bei #59,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Scheichs is uncommon German at frequency #59,144 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃaɪ̯çs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Scheichs doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Scheichs, spelled S-C-H-E-I-C-H-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Scheich
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Scheich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Scheich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Scheich
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Scheich

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 "Scheichs"?
"Scheichs" is spelled S-C-H-E-I-C-H-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaɪ̯çs].
What does "Scheichs" mean?
As a noun, "Scheichs" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Scheich
How do you pronounce "Scheichs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Scheichs" is [ʃaɪ̯çs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Scheichs" come from?
"Scheichs" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schlacke#59,146Saarburg#59,132riesigem#59,121Sozietät#59,192

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list