schieben

[ˈʃiːbn̩]

/[ˈʃiːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schieben” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,529. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,529
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Gegenstand durch mechanischen Druck bewegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schieben · schieben · German

schieben · rank #5,529 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,529
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schaffte

Nearest frequency peer: schaffte (-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 „schieben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schieben“ 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).

schieben vs sieben
75% similar
schieben vs schien
75% similar
schieben vs schiebt
75% similar

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

Key facts for schieben
PropertyValue
Headwordschieben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃiːbn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,529
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schieben“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schiebenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schaffte“ (#5,528), „schlimmsten“ (#5,530), „schaffst“ (#5,527). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schieben“ bei #5,529. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around schieben (IPA [ˈʃiːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,529 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for schieben, with forms such as "cshieben", "scchieben", and "schhieben". 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, "sieben", "schien", "schiebt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schieben, spelled S-C-H-I-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Gegenstand durch mechanischen Druck bewegen
  2. 2
    etwas an eine Stelle hineinstecken
  3. 3
    jemand für etwas verantwortlich machen
  4. 4
    langsam gehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hilf mir mal, das Auto von der Straße zu schieben.
  2. „Schritte entfernten sich von mir in Eile und Entsetzen, Türen wurden aufgemacht und zugeschlagen, im Nebenzimmer hub ein aufgeregtes Hin und Widerrennen an, Kastentüren knarrten und Möbelstücke schienen geschoben zu werden.“

Synonyms

drückenhineinsteckenhindurchstecken

Antonyms

ziehen

This word in other languages

push(English)empujar(Español)pousser(Français)imputar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshieben
  • scchieben
  • schhieben
  • schibeen
  • schiebben
  • schiebenn
  • schiebne
  • schieebn
  • sciheben
  • shcieben
  • sschieben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshieben2scchieben1schhieben1schibeen2schiebben1schiebenn1schiebne2schieebn2
Edit distance from "schieben"

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 "schieben"?
"schieben" is spelled S-C-H-I-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃiːbn̩].
What does "schieben" mean?
As a verb, "schieben" means: einen Gegenstand durch mechanischen Druck bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "schieben"?
"schieben" is commonly confused with "sieben", "schien", "schiebt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schieben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schieben" is [ˈʃiːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schieben" come from?
"schieben" 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 "schieben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schaffte#5,528schaffst#5,527reporter#5,525Reinhard#5,524

Similar misspelling depth

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

Pflanze11 variantspassende11 variantsStudent11 variantssüdlich11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list