Scheitel
German, noun/ˈʃaɪ̯tl̩/
Scheitel is spelled S-C-H-E-I-T-E-L (8 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 33,501st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Scheitel is a German masculine noun meaning “parting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Linie in der Frisur, entlang derer sich die Haare in unterschiedliche Richtung legen”.
What does Scheitel mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparting
- 2
masculinecrown, vertex (of the head)
- 3
masculinemaximum, apex
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Linie in der Frisur, entlang derer sich die Haare in unterschiedliche Richtung legen 2. oberster Teil des Kopfes 3. höchster Punkt von etwas 4. Treffpunkt der Schenkel eines Winkels und Punkte größter oder kleinster Krümmung von Kegelschnitten
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 Scheitel
- Scheitels genitive
- Scheiteln dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Scheitel?
- /ˈʃaɪ̯tl̩/
- [ˈʃaɪ̯tl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Scheitel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Scheitel in German?
Scheitel appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).