Schraube

/[ˈʃʁaʊ̯bə]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,992

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

Schraube is aGermannoun. It means: Stift mit Gewinde, der in eine Unterlage oder in ein Schraubenmutter genanntes Gegenstück gedreht wird Pronounced [ˈʃʁaʊ̯bə]. Often confused with Schwabe and schreibe.

Key facts for Schraube
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchraube
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁaʊ̯bə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,992
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schraube is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʁaʊ̯bə]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,992 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Schraube, with forms such as "cshraube", "scchraube", and "scharube". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Schwabe", "schreibe", "Schwalbe", 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 Schraube, spelled S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stift mit Gewinde, der in eine Unterlage oder in ein Schraubenmutter genanntes Gegenstück gedreht wird
  2. 2
    als Schiffsschraube bezeichneter unter Wasser laufender Propeller
  3. 3
    Drehung um die Längsachse des Körpers
  4. 4
    räumliche Kurve mit gleichmäßiger Steigung auf der Mantelfläche eines Zylinders

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshraube,scchraube,scharube,schhraube,schrabue,schraubbe,schraueb,schrraube,schruabe,scrhaube,shcraube,sschraube

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Schraube

Misspelling Variants of "Schraube"

cshraube8scchraube9scharube8schhraube9schrabue8schraubbe9schraueb8schrraube9
Misspelling Variants of "Schraube"

Frequency rank: #15,992 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schraube"?
"Schraube" is spelled S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁaʊ̯bə].
What does "Schraube" mean?
As a noun, "Schraube" means: Stift mit Gewinde, der in eine Unterlage oder in ein Schraubenmutter genanntes Gegenstück gedreht wird
What words are commonly confused with "Schraube"?
"Schraube" is commonly confused with "Schwabe", "schreibe", "Schwalbe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schraube"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schraube" is [ˈʃʁaʊ̯bə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schraube" come from?
"Schraube" 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.