schreie

[ˈʃʁaɪ̯ə]

/[ˈʃʁaɪ̯ə]/ verb

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The verdict

“schreie” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,233. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,233
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreien

Corpus desk

Index DE-schreie · schreie · German

schreie · rank #13,233 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,233
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlief

Nearest frequency peer: schlief (-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 „schreie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schreie“ 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).

schreie vs schrie
86% similar
schreie vs Schweiz
57% similar
schreie vs schrieb
71% similar

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

Key facts for schreie
PropertyValue
Headwordschreie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃʁaɪ̯ə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,233
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schreie“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schreieliegt 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: „schlief“ (#13,232), „schweigt“ (#13,234), „schlichtweg“ (#13,231). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schreie“ bei #13,233. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around schreie (IPA [ˈʃʁaɪ̯ə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,233 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for schreie, with forms such as "cshreie", "scchreie", and "scherie". 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, "schrie", "Schweiz", "schrieb", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schreie, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreien
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreien
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreien
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreien

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshreie
  • scchreie
  • scherie
  • schhreie
  • schreei
  • schriee
  • schrreie
  • scrheie
  • shcreie
  • sschreie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schreie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshreie2scchreie1scherie2schhreie1schreei2schriee2schrreie1scrheie2
Edit distance from "schreie"

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 "schreie"?
"schreie" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯ə].
What does "schreie" mean?
As a verb, "schreie" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreien
What words are commonly confused with "schreie"?
"schreie" is commonly confused with "schrie", "Schweiz", "schrieb". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schreie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schreie" is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schreie" come from?
"schreie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schlief#13,232Schlamm#13,229Schacht#13,228Raymond#13,218

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Storch10 variantsthings10 variantsvierzig10 variantsweigert10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list