scheren

[ˈʃeːʁən]

/[ˈʃeːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“scheren” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,054. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,054
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit einer Schere oder ähnlichem Gerät entfernen, etwas mit einer Schere oder ähnlichem Gerät von etwas befreien

Corpus desk

Index DE-scheren · scheren · German

scheren · rank #18,054 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,054
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwanken

Nearest frequency peer: schwanken (+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 „scheren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „scheren“ 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).

scheren vs schien
71% similar
scheren vs Scherz
57% similar
scheren vs Schrei
57% similar

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

Key facts for scheren
PropertyValue
Headwordscheren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃeːʁən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,054
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „scheren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).scherenliegt 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: „schwanken“ (#18,055), „Schaffhausen“ (#18,052), „schöneres“ (#18,056). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „scheren“ bei #18,054. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around scheren (IPA [ˈʃeːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,054 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for scheren, with forms such as "csheren", "sccheren", and "scehren". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schien", "Scherz", "Schrei", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is scheren, spelled S-C-H-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit einer Schere oder ähnlichem Gerät entfernen, etwas mit einer Schere oder ähnlichem Gerät von etwas befreien
  2. 2
    Haare mit einer Schere oder ähnlichem Gerät sehr dicht an der Haut wegschneiden
  3. 3
    etwas durch das Scheren^([2]) hervorbringen
  4. 4
    die Oberfläche von etwas ausgleichen, indem übermäßig hochstehende Fasern abgeschnitten werden
  5. 5
    etwas (insbesondere Bäume, Büsche und Hecken) mithilfe des Schneidens kürzen und wie gewünscht formen
  6. 6
    etwas vom Fleisch befreien
  7. 7
    jemanden betrügen
  8. 8
    das Handwerk des Barbiers ausüben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Schafe müssen geschoren werden.
  2. Heute schert ihr endlich die Wiese.

Synonyms

kahlschneidenentfleischen

This word in other languages

shear(English)rapar(Español)tondre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csheren
  • sccheren
  • scehren
  • scheern
  • scherenn
  • scherne
  • scherren
  • schheren
  • schreen
  • shceren
  • sscheren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of scheren - 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.

csheren2sccheren1scehren2scheern2scherenn1scherne2scherren1schheren1
Edit distance from "scheren"

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 "scheren"?
"scheren" is spelled S-C-H-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃeːʁən].
What does "scheren" mean?
As a verb, "scheren" means: etwas mit einer Schere oder ähnlichem Gerät entfernen, etwas mit einer Schere oder ähnlichem Gerät von etwas befreien
What words are commonly confused with "scheren"?
"scheren" is commonly confused with "schien", "Scherz", "Schrei". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "scheren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scheren" is [ˈʃeːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scheren" come from?
"scheren" 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 "scheren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sequenz#18,061Rituale#18,043Stadler#18,074Rassist#18,032

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Sessions11 variantsPächter11 variantsStifter11 variantsStänder11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list