schreibst

[ʃʁaɪ̯pst]

/[ʃʁaɪ̯pst]/ verb

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The verdict

“schreibst” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,722. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,722
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-schreibst · schreibst · German

schreibst · rank #6,722 · 15 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,722
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schrecken

Nearest frequency peer: Schrecken (-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 „schreibst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schreibst“ 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).

schreibst vs schreit
78% similar
schreibst vs schreibt
89% similar
schreibst vs schreitet
78% similar

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

Key facts for schreibst
PropertyValue
Headwordschreibst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃʁaɪ̯pst]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,722
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schreibst“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schreibstliegt 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: „Schrecken“ (#6,721), „Schwaben“ (#6,723), „schicke“ (#6,720). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schreibst“ bei #6,722. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around schreibst (IPA [ʃʁaɪ̯pst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,722 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreiben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schreibst, with forms such as "cshreibst", "scchreibst", and "scheribst". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "schreit", "schreibt", "schreitet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schreibst, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreiben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshreibst
  • scchreibst
  • scheribst
  • schhreibst
  • schrebist
  • schreibbst
  • schreibsst
  • schreibstt
  • schreibts
  • schreisbt
  • schriebst
  • schrreibst
  • scrheibst
  • shcreibst
  • sschreibst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schreibst - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshreibst2scchreibst1scheribst2schhreibst1schrebist2schreibbst1schreibsst1schreibstt1
Edit distance from "schreibst"

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 "schreibst"?
"schreibst" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃʁaɪ̯pst].
What does "schreibst" mean?
As a verb, "schreibst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreiben
What words are commonly confused with "schreibst"?
"schreibst" is commonly confused with "schreit", "schreibt", "schreitet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schreibst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schreibst" is [ʃʁaɪ̯pst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schreibst" come from?
"schreibst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schrecken#6,721Praktikum#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