scheuch

[ʃɔɪ̯ç]

/[ʃɔɪ̯ç]/ verb

The verdict

“scheuch” is uncommon German (frequency #82,089 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,089
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-scheuch · scheuch · German

scheuch · rank #82,089 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,089
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Scherbe

Nearest frequency peer: Scherbe (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „scheuch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „scheuch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for scheuch
PropertyValue
Headwordscheuch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃɔɪ̯ç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,089
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „scheuch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).scheuchfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Scherbe“ (#82,087), „Schlafgemach“ (#82,091), „Schlafräume“ (#82,092). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „scheuch“ bei #82,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

scheuch is uncommon German at frequency #82,089 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃɔɪ̯ç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheuchen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for scheuch, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 scheuch, spelled S-C-H-E-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheuchen

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 "scheuch"?
"scheuch" is spelled S-C-H-E-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃɔɪ̯ç].
What does "scheuch" mean?
As a verb, "scheuch" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs scheuchen
How do you pronounce "scheuch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scheuch" is [ʃɔɪ̯ç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scheuch" come from?
"scheuch" 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 "scheuch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list