scheinst

/[ʃaɪ̯nst]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,579

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

scheinst is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheinen Pronounced [ʃaɪ̯nst]. Often confused with scheint and schenkt.

Key facts for scheinst
PropertyValue
Headwordscheinst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃaɪ̯nst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,579
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for scheinst is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃaɪ̯nst]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,579 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheinen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for scheinst, with forms such as "csheinst", "sccheinst", and "scehinst". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "scheint", "schenkt", "schwingt", 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 scheinst, spelled S-C-H-E-I-N-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheinen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: csheinst,sccheinst,scehinst,scheinnst,scheinsst,scheinstt,scheints,scheisnt,schenist,schheinst,schienst,shceinst,sscheinst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for scheinst

Misspelling Variants of "scheinst"

csheinst8sccheinst9scehinst8scheinnst9scheinsst9scheinstt9scheints8scheisnt8
Misspelling Variants of "scheinst"

Frequency rank: #12,579 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "scheinst"?
"scheinst" is spelled S-C-H-E-I-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaɪ̯nst].
What does "scheinst" mean?
As a verb, "scheinst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheinen
What words are commonly confused with "scheinst"?
"scheinst" is commonly confused with "scheint", "schenkt", "schwingt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "scheinst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scheinst" is [ʃaɪ̯nst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scheinst" come from?
"scheinst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

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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.