schreibenden

[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩dən]

/[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩dən]/ adj

The verdict

“schreibenden” is uncommon German (frequency #60,048 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,048
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend

Corpus desk

Index DE-schreibenden · schreibenden · German

schreibenden · rank #60,048 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,048
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schnaufen

Nearest frequency peer: schnaufen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „schreibenden“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „schreibenden“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schreibenden
PropertyValue
Headwordschreibenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩dən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,048
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schreibenden“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schreibendenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schnaufen“ (#60,047), „Schrödingers“ (#60,049), „Schmerzmitteln“ (#60,046). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schreibenden“ bei #60,048. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schreibenden is uncommon German at frequency #60,048 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩dən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schreibenden, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schreibenden, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend

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 "schreibenden"?
"schreibenden" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩dən].
What does "schreibenden" mean?
As an adjective, "schreibenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schreibend
How do you pronounce "schreibenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schreibenden" is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bn̩dən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schreibenden" come from?
"schreibenden" 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 "schreibenden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list