Scheinwelt

[ˈʃaɪ̯nˌvɛlt]

/[ˈʃaɪ̯nˌvɛlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Scheinwelt” is uncommon German (frequency #83,255 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,255
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-scheinwelt · Scheinwelt · German

Scheinwelt · rank #83,255 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,255
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schauspielen

Nearest frequency peer: Schauspielen (-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 „Scheinwelt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Scheinwelt
PropertyValue
HeadwordScheinwelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaɪ̯nˌvɛlt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,255
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Scheinwelt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Scheinweltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schauspielen“ (#83,254), „Scheitelpunkt“ (#83,256), „Schalthebel“ (#83,253). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Scheinwelt“ bei #83,255. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Scheinwelt is uncommon German at frequency #83,255 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaɪ̯nˌvɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unwirkliche Welt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Scheinwelt in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Scheinwelt, spelled S-C-H-E-I-N-W-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    unwirkliche Welt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Jeden Tag nahmen mehrere tausend Gehetzte die Rolltreppe, um in die Kulissen einer orientalischen Scheinwelt einzutauchen.“
  2. „Ein Roman über die Weimarer Jahre wird es, über die Überlebenden des Krieges in der Scheinwelt des Friedens.“

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 "Scheinwelt"?
"Scheinwelt" is spelled S-C-H-E-I-N-W-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaɪ̯nˌvɛlt].
What does "Scheinwelt" mean?
As a noun, "Scheinwelt" means: unwirkliche Welt
How do you pronounce "Scheinwelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Scheinwelt" is [ˈʃaɪ̯nˌvɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Scheinwelt" come from?
"Scheinwelt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list