schiefe

/[ˈʃiːfə]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,268

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

schiefe is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schief Pronounced [ˈʃiːfə]. Often confused with Schiff and Schnee.

Key facts for schiefe
PropertyValue
Headwordschiefe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈʃiːfə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,268
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of schiefe in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schiefe is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃiːfə]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,268 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for schiefe, with forms such as "cshiefe", "scchiefe", and "scheife". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schiff", "Schnee", "schien", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schiefe, spelled S-C-H-I-E-F-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schief
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schief
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schief
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schief
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schief
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schief
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schief
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schief
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schief

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshiefe,scchiefe,scheife,schhiefe,schieef,schieffe,schifee,scihefe,shciefe,sschiefe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schiefe

Misspelling Variants of "schiefe"

cshiefe7scchiefe8scheife7schhiefe8schieef7schieffe8schifee7scihefe7
Misspelling Variants of "schiefe"

Frequency rank: #33,268 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schiefe"?
"schiefe" is spelled S-C-H-I-E-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃiːfə].
What does "schiefe" mean?
As an adj, "schiefe" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schief
What words are commonly confused with "schiefe"?
"schiefe" is commonly confused with "Schiff", "Schnee", "schien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schiefe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schiefe" is [ˈʃiːfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schiefe" come from?
"schiefe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.