schreiben

[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]

/[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schreiben” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #481. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#481
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wörter, Sätze oder Zahlen in Form von Zeichen festhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-schreiben · schreiben · German

schreiben · rank #481 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #481
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Millionen

Nearest frequency peer: Millionen (-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 „schreiben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schreiben“ 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).

schreiben vs schreie
78% similar
schreiben vs Schrein
67% similar
schreiben vs schrien
78% similar

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

Key facts for schreiben
PropertyValue
Headwordschreiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#481
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schreiben“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Millionen“ (#480), „treffen“ (#482), „meisten“ (#479). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schreiben“ bei #481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around schreiben (IPA [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #481 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for schreiben, with forms such as "cshreiben", "scchreiben", and "scheriben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schreie", "Schrein", "schrien", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 schreiben, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wörter, Sätze oder Zahlen in Form von Zeichen festhalten
  2. 2
    einen Text erstellen
  3. 3
    etwas schreiben^([1, 2]) und an jemanden schicken
  4. 4
    Daten in einen Speicher ablegen, zum Beispiel auf eine Festplatte oder in den Arbeitsspeicher
  5. 5
    etwas auf einer Tastatur oder an einem Bildschirm erfassen
  6. 6
    langfristig sehr bedeutsam oder wichtig sein; ein Ereignis, das von den Nachfahren als besonders relevant angesehen werden wird
  7. 7
    einen Geldbetrag auf einem Konto oder in der Bilanz gutbuchen, verbuchen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er schrieb ein paar Zahlen an die Tafel.
  2. Ich schreibe gerade an meiner Doktorarbeit.

Synonyms

notierenverfassenspeichern

Antonyms

lesensprechenreden

This word in other languages

write(English)escribir(Español)écrire(Français)escrever(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshreiben
  • scchreiben
  • scheriben
  • schhreiben
  • schrebien
  • schreibben
  • schreibenn
  • schreibne
  • schreiebn
  • schrreiben
  • scrheiben
  • shcreiben
  • sschreiben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schreiben - 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.

cshreiben2scchreiben1scheriben2schhreiben1schrebien2schreibben1schreibenn1schreibne2
Edit distance from "schreiben"

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 "schreiben"?
"schreiben" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "schreiben" mean?
As a verb, "schreiben" means: Wörter, Sätze oder Zahlen in Form von Zeichen festhalten
What words are commonly confused with "schreiben"?
"schreiben" is commonly confused with "schreie", "Schrein", "schrien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schreiben" is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schreiben" come from?
"schreiben" 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 "schreiben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Millionen#480gegenüber#457Regierung#509ebenfalls#407

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

trotzdem13 variantszunächst13 variantsRichtung13 variantsnächsten13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list