scheiden
[ˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]
The verdict
“scheiden” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,776. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,776
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - räumlich voneinander trennen
Corpus desk
Index DE-scheiden · scheiden · German
scheiden · rank #8,776 · 11 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,776
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Samuel
Nearest frequency peer: Samuel (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “scheiden”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- run
run
91,228 corpus weight
- Rückblick
Rückblick
91,227 corpus weight
- Samuel
Samuel
91,226 corpus weight
- scheiden
scheiden
91,225 corpus weight
- scheitert
scheitert
91,224 corpus weight
- schriftliche
schriftliche
91,223 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “scheiden” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | scheiden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃaɪ̯dn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,776 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “scheiden” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around scheiden (IPA [ˈʃaɪ̯dn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,776 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for scheiden, with forms such as "csheiden", "sccheiden", and "scehiden". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schien", "Schein", "scheine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is scheiden, spelled S-C-H-E-I-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1räumlich voneinander trennen
- 2die Ehe auflösen
- 3unterscheiden
- 4sich entfernen, fortgehen; sterben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scheiden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Silber scheidet man von Kupfer und Blei durch Schmelzen.
„Es kostete ihn viel Überwindung, nicht das Unkraut zu jäten, das hier und da seinen schönen Kornteppich verunzierte, aber er konnte nicht dem Evangelium zuwiderhandeln, in dem befohlen wird, das gute Korn vom Unkraut nicht vor der Ernte zu scheiden.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- csheiden
- sccheiden
- scehiden
- schedien
- scheidden
- scheidenn
- scheidne
- scheiedn
- schheiden
- shceiden
- sscheiden
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scheiden - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "scheiden", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "scheiden". Here's where to go from here.
- "scheiden" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "schien". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #8,776 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.