schien

[ʃiːn]

/[ʃiːn]/ verb

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The verdict

“schien” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,148. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,148
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scheinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schien · schien · German

schien · rank #3,148 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,148
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH reagieren

Nearest frequency peer: reagieren (-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 „schien“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schien“ 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).

schien vs shin
67% similar
schien vs sehen
67% similar
schien vs schön
67% similar

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

Key facts for schien
PropertyValue
Headwordschien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃiːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,148
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schien“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schienliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „reagieren“ (#3,147), „Schlüssel“ (#3,149), „Rad“ (#3,146). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schien“ bei #3,148. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around schien (IPA [ʃiːn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,148 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for schien, with forms such as "cshien", "scchien", and "schhien". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "shin", "sehen", "schön", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schien, spelled S-C-H-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scheinen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scheinen
  3. 3
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schienen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshien
  • scchien
  • schhien
  • schienn
  • schine
  • scihen
  • shcien
  • sschien

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schien - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshien2scchien1schhien1schienn1schine2scihen2shcien2sschien1
Edit distance from "schien"

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 "schien"?
"schien" is spelled S-C-H-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃiːn].
What does "schien" mean?
As a verb, "schien" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scheinen
What words are commonly confused with "schien"?
"schien" is commonly confused with "shin", "sehen", "schön". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schien" is [ʃiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schien" come from?
"schien" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schuss#3,151Steuer#3,156merken#3,139Ansatz#3,169

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

wohnt8 variantsChemie8 variantsfassen8 variantsBauern8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list