Schikanen
[ʃiˈkaːnən]
The verdict
“Schikanen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #42,788 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #42,788
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schikane
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schikanen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃiˈkaːnən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #42,788 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schikanen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schikanen is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃiˈkaːnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,788 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schikanen, with forms such as "cshikanen", "scchikanen", and "schhikanen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Schienen", "Schikane", "Schamanen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schikanen, spelled S-C-H-I-K-A-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schikane
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schikane
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schikane
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schikane
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshikanen,scchikanen,schhikanen,schiaknen,schikaenn,schikanenn,schikannen,schikkanen,schiknaen,schkianen,scihkanen,shcikanen,sschikanen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schikanen - 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.
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.
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Using “Schikanen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-I-K-A-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃiˈkaːnən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Schienen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Schikanen vs Schienen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.