schrauben

/[ˈʃʁaʊ̯bn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,121

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

schrauben is aGermanverb. It means: Schrauben oder Ähnliches hinein- oder herausdrehen Pronounced [ˈʃʁaʊ̯bn̩]. Often confused with Schwaben and schraubt.

Key facts for schrauben
PropertyValue
Headwordschrauben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃʁaʊ̯bn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,121
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schrauben is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʁaʊ̯bn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,121 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for schrauben, with forms such as "cshrauben", "scchrauben", and "scharuben". 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, "Schwaben", "schraubt", "schreiben", 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 schrauben, spelled S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schrauben oder Ähnliches hinein- oder herausdrehen
  2. 2
    sich mit schraubenartigen Bewegungen oder auf einer spiraligen Bahn fortbewegen
  3. 3
    an etwas basteln, es verändern, indem (kleine) Veränderungen (schrittweise) ausprobiert/umgesetzt werden

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshrauben,scchrauben,scharuben,schhrauben,schrabuen,schraubben,schraubenn,schraubne,schrauebn,schrrauben,schruaben,scrhauben,shcrauben,sschrauben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schrauben

Misspelling Variants of "schrauben"

cshrauben9scchrauben10scharuben9schhrauben10schrabuen9schraubben10schraubenn10schraubne9
Misspelling Variants of "schrauben"

Frequency rank: #11,121 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schrauben"?
"schrauben" is spelled S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁaʊ̯bn̩].
What does "schrauben" mean?
As a verb, "schrauben" means: Schrauben oder Ähnliches hinein- oder herausdrehen
What words are commonly confused with "schrauben"?
"schrauben" is commonly confused with "Schwaben", "schraubt", "schreiben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schrauben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schrauben" is [ˈʃʁaʊ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schrauben" come from?
"schrauben" 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.