Schrecken

[ˈʃʁɛkn̩]

/[ˈʃʁɛkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schrecken” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,721. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,721
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch ein unerwartetes, schreckliches Ereignis ausgelöstes Entsetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schrecken · Schrecken · German

Schrecken · rank #6,721 · 15 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,721
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schicke

Nearest frequency peer: schicke (-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 „Schrecken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schrecken“ 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).

Schrecken vs Strecken
78% similar
Schrecken vs schreien
67% similar
Schrecken vs schreckt
67% similar

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

Key facts for Schrecken
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchrecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁɛkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,721
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schrecken“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schreckenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schicke“ (#6,720), „schreibst“ (#6,722), „Satire“ (#6,719). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schrecken“ bei #6,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Schrecken (IPA [ˈʃʁɛkn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,721 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schrecken, with forms such as "cshrecken", "scchrecken", and "schercken". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Strecken", "schreien", "schreckt", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schrecken, spelled S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch ein unerwartetes, schreckliches Ereignis ausgelöstes Entsetzen
  2. 2
    schreckliche Eigenschaft, schreckliche Seite von etwas
  3. 3
    jemand, der Angst und Schrecken^([1]) verbreitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Schrecken sitzt mir immer noch in den Gliedern.
  2. „Ob des erlittenen Schreckens nahm Frau Mondtraut Abstand davon, weiter hinaufzugehen.“

Synonyms

GrauenSchreckGräuel

This word in other languages

fear(English)horror(Español)peur(Français)horror(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshrecken
  • scchrecken
  • schercken
  • schhrecken
  • schrceken
  • schreccken
  • schrecekn
  • schreckenn
  • schreckken
  • schreckne
  • schrekcen
  • schrrecken
  • scrhecken
  • shcrecken
  • sschrecken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshrecken2scchrecken1schercken2schhrecken1schrceken2schreccken1schrecekn2schreckenn1
Edit distance from "Schrecken"

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 "Schrecken"?
"Schrecken" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁɛkn̩].
What does "Schrecken" mean?
As a noun, "Schrecken" means: durch ein unerwartetes, schreckliches Ereignis ausgelöstes Entsetzen
What words are commonly confused with "Schrecken"?
"Schrecken" is commonly confused with "Strecken", "schreien", "schreckt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schrecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schrecken" is [ˈʃʁɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schrecken" come from?
"Schrecken" 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 "Schrecken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schreibst#6,722Praktikum#6,706Polnische#6,705verletzen#6,739

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Prinzipien15 variantsprinzipiell15 variantsbegründete15 variantsEinwohnern15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list