scheine

[ˈʃaɪ̯nə]

/[ˈʃaɪ̯nə]/ verb

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The verdict

“scheine” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,625. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,625
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-scheine · scheine · German

scheine · rank #9,625 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,625
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schaltet

Nearest frequency peer: schaltet (-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 „scheine“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „scheine“ 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).

scheine vs Seine
57% similar
scheine vs shine
71% similar
scheine vs Steine
57% similar

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

Key facts for scheine
PropertyValue
Headwordscheine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃaɪ̯nə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,625
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „scheine“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schaltet“ (#9,624), „schlank“ (#9,626), „Schalter“ (#9,623). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „scheine“ bei #9,625. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around scheine (IPA [ˈʃaɪ̯nə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,625 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for scheine, with forms such as "csheine", "sccheine", and "scehine". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Seine", "shine", "Steine", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is scheine, spelled S-C-H-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheinen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheinen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheinen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheinen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csheine
  • sccheine
  • scehine
  • scheien
  • schenie
  • schheine
  • shceine
  • sscheine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scheine - 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.

csheine2sccheine1scehine2scheien2schenie2schheine1shceine2sscheine1
Edit distance from "scheine"

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 "scheine"?
"scheine" is spelled S-C-H-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaɪ̯nə].
What does "scheine" mean?
As a verb, "scheine" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheinen
What words are commonly confused with "scheine"?
"scheine" is commonly confused with "Seine", "shine", "Steine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "scheine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scheine" is [ˈʃaɪ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scheine" come from?
"scheine" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schlank#9,626schätzt#9,628Satzung#9,621Schütze#9,629

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

saufen8 variantssource8 variantsRenate8 variantsregnet8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list