schielen

[ˈʃiːlən]

/[ˈʃiːlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“schielen” is uncommon German (frequency #50,023 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,023
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (wegen einer Augenmuskelgleichgewichtsstörung) nicht exakt mit beiden Augen in dieselbe Richtung schauen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schielen · schielen · German

schielen · rank #50,023 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,023
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schellenberg

Nearest frequency peer: Schellenberg (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „schielen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schielen
PropertyValue
Headwordschielen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃiːlən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,023
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schielen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schielenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schellenberg“ (#50,022), „schlaff“ (#50,024), „Schlüsselbund“ (#50,025). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schielen“ bei #50,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schielen is uncommon German at frequency #50,023 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃiːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for schielen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schielen, spelled S-C-H-I-E-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (wegen einer Augenmuskelgleichgewichtsstörung) nicht exakt mit beiden Augen in dieselbe Richtung schauen
  2. 2
    unauffällig auf etwas gucken
  3. 3
    jemanden um etwas beneiden, etwas haben wollen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie schielt wie ihr Vater.
  2. Beim Vorbeigehen schielte er unauffällig in das Schaufenster.

Synonyms

beneiden

This word in other languages

side-eye(English)bizquear(Español)loucher(Français)

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 "schielen"?
"schielen" is spelled S-C-H-I-E-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃiːlən].
What does "schielen" mean?
As a verb, "schielen" means: (wegen einer Augenmuskelgleichgewichtsstörung) nicht exakt mit beiden Augen in dieselbe Richtung schauen
How do you pronounce "schielen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schielen" is [ˈʃiːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schielen" come from?
"schielen" 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 "schielen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sakralen#50,017Rektorin#50,002Reiterin#50,000sicherem#50,049

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list