Scheinehe
German, noun/ˈʃaɪ̯nˌeːə/
Scheinehe is spelled S-C-H-E-I-N-E-H-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 115,169th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Scheinehe is a German feminine noun meaning “sham marriage (fraudulent marriage between two persons who are not truly a couple)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Ehe, die zum Schein geführt wird, um irgendwelche Begünstigen zu erhalten”.
What does Scheinehe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesham marriage (fraudulent marriage between two persons who are not truly a couple)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine Ehe, die zum Schein geführt wird, um irgendwelche Begünstigen zu erhalten
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 Scheinehe
- Scheinehen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Scheinehe?
- /ˈʃaɪ̯nˌeːə/
- [ˈʃaɪ̯nˌʔeː.ə]
- [ˈʃaɪ̯nˌʔeːə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Scheinehe in German?
Scheinehe appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).