scheints

[ʃaɪ̯nt͡s]

/[ʃaɪ̯nt͡s]/ adv

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The verdict

“scheints” is uncommon German (frequency #80,886 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,886
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anscheinend

Corpus desk

Index DE-scheints · scheints · German

scheints · rank #80,886 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,886
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Scheins

Nearest frequency peer: Scheins (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „scheints“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „scheints“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for scheints
PropertyValue
Headwordscheints
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ʃaɪ̯nt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,886
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „scheints“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.scheintsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Scheins“ (#80,885), „Schatzkiste“ (#80,884), „Schlawiner“ (#80,888). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „scheints“ bei #80,886. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

scheints is uncommon German at frequency #80,886 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ʃaɪ̯nt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anscheinend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for scheints in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is scheints, spelled S-C-H-E-I-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    anscheinend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Sein Gesicht strahlte vor Freude, und er konnte scheints nur mit Mühe ein Geheimnis in seiner Brust wahren, das erraten zu lassen er vor Lust brannte.“

This word in other languages

seemingly(English)apparemment(Français)

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 "scheints"?
"scheints" is spelled S-C-H-E-I-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaɪ̯nt͡s].
What does "scheints" mean?
As an adverb, "scheints" means: anscheinend
How do you pronounce "scheints"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scheints" is [ʃaɪ̯nt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scheints" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sardinen#80,880schnarch#80,893schnöden#80,896schulten#80,902

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list