scheitert

Name: scheitert, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃaɪ̯tɐt]

/[ˈʃaɪ̯tɐt]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“scheitert” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,777. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,777
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheitern

Corpus desk

Index DE-scheitert · scheitert · German

scheitert · rank #8,777 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #8,777
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH scheiden

Nearest frequency peer: scheiden (-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.

Rückblick

91,227
Samuel

91,226
scheiden

91,225
scheitert

91,224
schriftliche

91,223
Schubert

91,222

What this shows „scheitert“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

scheitert vs schmiert

78% similar

scheitert vs schreitet

78% similar

scheitert vs scheiterte

90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for scheitert
Property	Value
Headword	scheitert
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˈʃaɪ̯tɐt]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#8,777
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	8
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „scheitert“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).scheitertliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#8,777

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „scheiden“ (#8,776), „schriftliche“ (#8,778), „Samuel“ (#8,775). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „scheitert“ bei #8,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around scheitert (IPA [ˈʃaɪ̯tɐt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,777 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for scheitert, with forms such as "csheitert", "sccheitert", and "scehitert". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "schmiert", "schreitet", "scheiterte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is scheitert, spelled S-C-H-E-I-T-E-R-T.

Definition

1
2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheitern
2
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheitern
3
2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheitern
4
2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheitern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

csheitert
sccheitert
scehitert
scheietrt
scheiterrt
scheitertt
scheitetr
scheitret
scheittert
schetiert
schheitert
schietert
shceitert
sscheitert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scheitert - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "scheitert"

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 "scheitert"?

"scheitert" is spelled S-C-H-E-I-T-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaɪ̯tɐt].

What does "scheitert" mean?

As a verb, "scheitert" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheitern

What words are commonly confused with "scheitert"?

"scheitert" is commonly confused with "schmiert", "schreitet", "scheiterte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "scheitert"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scheitert" is [ˈʃaɪ̯tɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "scheitert" come from?

"scheitert" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rückblick#8,774 speichern#8,784 syrischen#8,792 untersagt#8,804

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

vertreiben14 variants Wanderung14 variants widerlich14 variants arbeiteten14 variants