Scheidung

/[ˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,852

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Scheidung is aGermannoun. It means: formelle, juristische Auflösung einer Ehe Pronounced [ˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]. It ranks #6,852 in German word frequency. Often confused with Schenkung and Schreibung.

Key facts for Scheidung
PropertyValue
HeadwordScheidung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,852
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Scheidung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,852 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 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Scheidung, with forms such as "csheidung", "sccheidung", and "scehidung". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Schenkung", "Schreibung", "Scheidungen", 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 Scheidung, spelled S-C-H-E-I-D-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    formelle, juristische Auflösung einer Ehe
  2. 2
    Auseinandergehen von Personen
  3. 3
    Schlichten einer Streitigkeit (mit einer Entscheidung)
  4. 4
    Trennung zweier Stoffe
  5. 5
    Trennung von edlem und unedlem Metall (insbesondere die Trennung von Gold und Silber)
  6. 6
    Unterscheidung der Erze anhand ihrer Qualität

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: csheidung,sccheidung,scehidung,schediung,scheiddung,scheidnug,scheidugn,scheidungg,scheidunng,scheiudng,schheidung,schiedung,shceidung,sscheidung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Scheidung

Misspelling Variants of "Scheidung"

csheidung9sccheidung10scehidung9schediung9scheiddung10scheidnug9scheidugn9scheidungg10
Misspelling Variants of "Scheidung"

Frequency rank: #6,852 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Scheidung"?
"Scheidung" is spelled S-C-H-E-I-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ].
What does "Scheidung" mean?
As a noun, "Scheidung" means: formelle, juristische Auflösung einer Ehe
What words are commonly confused with "Scheidung"?
"Scheidung" is commonly confused with "Schenkung", "Schreibung", "Scheidungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Scheidung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Scheidung" is [ˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Scheidung" come from?
"Scheidung" 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.