Schreiber

[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]

/[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schreiber” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,814. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,814
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, welche etwas schreibt oder geschrieben hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-schreiber · Schreiber · German

Schreiber · rank #7,814 · 14 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,814
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schiedsrichter

Nearest frequency peer: Schiedsrichter (-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 „Schreiber“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schreiber“ 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).

Schreiber vs schreie
67% similar
Schreiber vs schreibt
67% similar
Schreiber vs schreien
67% similar

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

Key facts for Schreiber
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchreiber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,814
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schreiber“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schiedsrichter“ (#7,813), „Schritten“ (#7,815), „schadet“ (#7,812). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schreiber“ bei #7,814. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Schreiber (IPA [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,814 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schreiber, with forms such as "cshreiber", "scchreiber", and "scheriber". 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, "schreie", "schreibt", "schreien", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schreiber, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, welche etwas schreibt oder geschrieben hat
  2. 2
    Stift, mit dem man schreiben kann
  3. 3
    Gerät, das etwas automatisch aufzeichnet
  4. 4
    Gerät, das der Übermittlung von Aufgezeichnetem dient
  5. 5
    „Person, die bei einer Sitzung, einer Konferenz oder einer Versammlung (etwa eines Vereins) das Protokoll anfertigt“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er betätigt sich als Schreiber für andere.
  2. „Die harte Ausbildung lohnt sich jedoch, denn die Schreiber bilden eine mächtige Kaste.“

Synonyms

ProtokollantProtokollführerSchriftführerAktuar

This word in other languages

writer(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshreiber
  • scchreiber
  • scheriber
  • schhreiber
  • schrebier
  • schreibber
  • schreiberr
  • schreibre
  • schreiebr
  • schrieber
  • schrreiber
  • scrheiber
  • shcreiber
  • sschreiber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshreiber2scchreiber1scheriber2schhreiber1schrebier2schreibber1schreiberr1schreibre2
Edit distance from "Schreiber"

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 "Schreiber"?
"Schreiber" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐ].
What does "Schreiber" mean?
As a noun, "Schreiber" means: Person, welche etwas schreibt oder geschrieben hat
What words are commonly confused with "Schreiber"?
"Schreiber" is commonly confused with "schreie", "schreibt", "schreien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schreiber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schreiber" is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schreiber" come from?
"Schreiber" 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 "Schreiber", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Schritten#7,815rückwärts#7,810Rückstand#7,809Nachfolge#7,790

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

umstritten14 variantsverkündet14 variantsangeführt14 variantsgeltenden14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list