Scheidung

[ˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]

/[ˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Scheidung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,852. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,852
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - formelle, juristische Auflösung einer Ehe

Corpus desk

Index DE-scheidung · Scheidung · German

Scheidung · rank #6,852 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,852
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schalten

Nearest frequency peer: schalten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Scheidung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Scheidung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Scheidung vs Schenkung
78% similar
Scheidung vs Schreibung
80% similar
Scheidung vs Scheidungen
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Scheidung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Scheidungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schalten“ (#6,851), „Schienen“ (#6,853), „Sassen“ (#6,850). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Scheidung“ bei #6,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Scheidung (IPA [ˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,852 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Scheidung, with forms such as "csheidung", "sccheidung", and "scehidung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Schenkung", "Schreibung", "Scheidungen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Scheidung, spelled S-C-H-E-I-D-U-N-G.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Scheidung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seit ihrer Scheidung redeten Olaf und Martha nicht mehr viel miteinander.
  2. „Die Scheidung ist eingereicht; sie wird alsbald ausgesprochen werden.“

Synonyms

Ehescheidung

Antonyms

EheschließungHochzeitEhe

This word in other languages

divorce(English)divorcio(Español)divorce(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csheidung
  • sccheidung
  • scehidung
  • schediung
  • scheiddung
  • scheidnug
  • scheidugn
  • scheidungg
  • scheidunng
  • scheiudng
  • schheidung
  • schiedung
  • shceidung
  • sscheidung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Scheidung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

csheidung2sccheidung1scehidung2schediung2scheiddung1scheidnug2scheidugn2scheidungg1
Edit distance from "Scheidung"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sportlich#6,857Tatsachen#6,860Techniker#6,861vereinten#6,869

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Rhythmus14 variantsReligionen14 variantsVorpommern14 variantsaufgerufen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list