scheiterte

[ˈʃaɪ̯tɐtə]

/[ˈʃaɪ̯tɐtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“scheiterte” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,969
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scheitern

Corpus desk

Index DE-scheiterte · scheiterte · German

scheiterte · rank #6,969 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,969
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sanft

Nearest frequency peer: sanft (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „scheiterte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

scheiterte vs scheiterten
91% similar
scheiterte vs scheitern
80% similar
scheiterte vs scheitert
90% similar

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

Key facts for scheiterte
PropertyValue
Headwordscheiterte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃaɪ̯tɐtə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#6,969
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „scheiterte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.scheiterteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sanft“ (#6,968), „Schädel“ (#6,970), „rufe“ (#6,967). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „scheiterte“ bei #6,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around scheiterte (IPA [ˈʃaɪ̯tɐtə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,969 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for scheiterte, with forms such as "csheiterte", "sccheiterte", and "scehiterte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "scheiterten", "scheitern", "scheitert", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is scheiterte, spelled S-C-H-E-I-T-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scheitern
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scheitern
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scheitern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scheitern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csheiterte
  • sccheiterte
  • scehiterte
  • scheietrte
  • scheiteret
  • scheiterrte
  • scheitertte
  • scheitetre
  • scheitrete
  • scheitterte
  • schetierte
  • schheiterte
  • schieterte
  • shceiterte
  • sscheiterte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scheiterte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

csheiterte2sccheiterte1scehiterte2scheietrte2scheiteret2scheiterrte1scheitertte1scheitetre2
Edit distance from "scheiterte"

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 "scheiterte"?
"scheiterte" is spelled S-C-H-E-I-T-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaɪ̯tɐtə].
What does "scheiterte" mean?
As a verb, "scheiterte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scheitern
What words are commonly confused with "scheiterte"?
"scheiterte" is commonly confused with "scheiterten", "scheitern", "scheitert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "scheiterte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scheiterte" is [ˈʃaɪ̯tɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scheiterte" come from?
"scheiterte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Selbstmord#6,973Standpunkt#6,976verhandeln#6,986jährlichen#6,940

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Highlight15 variantsgründlich15 variantsDemokraten15 variantseinsteigen15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list