Scheidewand
[ˈʃaɪ̯dəˌvant]
The verdict
“Scheidewand” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das eine Trennung markiert oder bewirkt
Corpus desk
Index DE-scheidewand · Scheidewand · German
Scheidewand · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Scheidewand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃaɪ̯dəˌvant] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Scheidewand“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Scheidewand is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaɪ̯dəˌvant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas, das eine Trennung markiert oder bewirkt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Scheidewand, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Scheidewand, spelled S-C-H-E-I-D-E-W-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1etwas, das eine Trennung markiert oder bewirkt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Scheidewand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und wieder empfand sie erschrocken, dass es eigentlich gar keine Scheidewand mehr zwischen ihnen gab.“
„Die Mauern waren bis auf eine eingestürzt. Dies war eine nicht sehr starke Scheidewand, ungefähr aus der Mitte des Hauses, an der das Kopfende meines Bettes gestanden war.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.