Scheidung
German, noun/ˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ/
Scheidung is spelled S-C-H-E-I-D-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written German, the 6,780th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Scheidung is a German feminine noun meaning “separation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “formelle, juristische Auflösung einer Ehe”.
What does Scheidung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineseparation
- 2
femininedivorce
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. formelle, juristische Auflösung einer Ehe 2. Auseinandergehen von Personen 3. Schlichten einer Streitigkeit (mit einer Entscheidung) 4. Trennung zweier Stoffe
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Scheidung
- Scheidungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Scheidung?
- /ˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ/
- [ˈʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Scheidung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Scheidung in German?
Scheidung appears 10 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).