Schererei
[ʃeːʁəˈʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Schererei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vermeidbarer Ärger
Corpus desk
Index DE-schererei · Schererei · German
Schererei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schererei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃeːʁəˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schererei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schererei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃeːʁəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vermeidbarer Ärger".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schererei, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schererei, spelled S-C-H-E-R-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1vermeidbarer Ärger
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schererei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ängstlich bemüht, jede Schererei zu vermeiden, gibt der Soldat den Weg frei.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.