Schreibern

[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐn]

/[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schreibern” is uncommon German (frequency #99,061 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,061
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schreiber

Corpus desk

Index DE-schreibern · Schreibern · German

Schreibern · rank #99,061 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,061
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schreiberlinge

Nearest frequency peer: Schreiberlinge (-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 „Schreibern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schreibern
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchreibern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,061
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schreibern“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schreibernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schreiberlinge“ (#99,060), „Schreihals“ (#99,062), „Schorle“ (#99,059). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schreibern“ bei #99,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schreibern is uncommon German at frequency #99,061 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schreiber".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schreibern, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Schreibern, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Schreibern"?
"Schreibern" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐn].
What does "Schreibern" mean?
As a noun, "Schreibern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schreiber
How do you pronounce "Schreibern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schreibern" is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯bɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schreibern" come from?
"Schreibern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schreibern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schreihals#99,062Schuhladen#99,064schwärmten#99,072schlingern#99,049

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list