Schrein

/[ʃʁaɪ̯n]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,490

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Schrein is aGermannoun. It means: ein verschließbarer, meist kastenförmiger oder schrankähnlicher Behälter zur Aufbewahrung von kostbaren Dingen wie Reliquien oder Ähnlichem Pronounced [ʃʁaɪ̯n]. Often confused with schrie and screen.

Key facts for Schrein
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchrein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃʁaɪ̯n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,490
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Schrein in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Schrein is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃʁaɪ̯n]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,490 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Schrein, with forms such as "cshrein", "scchrein", and "scherin". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schrie", "screen", "Schweiz", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Schrein, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein verschließbarer, meist kastenförmiger oder schrankähnlicher Behälter zur Aufbewahrung von kostbaren Dingen wie Reliquien oder Ähnlichem
  2. 2
    ein Bauwerk zur Aufbewahrung heiliger Gegenstände, besonders die japanischen Shinto-Kultstätten, die meist als schlichte Holzbauten in heiligen Bezirken realisiert sind

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshrein,scchrein,scherin,schhrein,schreinn,schreni,schrrein,scrhein,shcrein,sschrein

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Schrein

Misspelling Variants of "Schrein"

cshrein7scchrein8scherin7schhrein8schreinn8schreni7schrrein8scrhein7
Misspelling Variants of "Schrein"

Frequency rank: #22,490 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schrein"?
"Schrein" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃʁaɪ̯n].
What does "Schrein" mean?
As a noun, "Schrein" means: ein verschließbarer, meist kastenförmiger oder schrankähnlicher Behälter zur Aufbewahrung von kostbaren Dingen wie Reliquien oder Ähnlichem
What words are commonly confused with "Schrein"?
"Schrein" is commonly confused with "schrie", "screen", "Schweiz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schrein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schrein" is [ʃʁaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schrein" come from?
"Schrein" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.