Schreine

[ˈʃʁaɪ̯nə]

/[ˈʃʁaɪ̯nə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schreine” is uncommon German (frequency #79,698 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,698
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schrein

Corpus desk

Index DE-schreine · Schreine · German

Schreine · rank #79,698 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,698
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schrecklichste

Nearest frequency peer: schrecklichste (-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 „Schreine“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schreine
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchreine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁaɪ̯nə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,698
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schreine“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schreinefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schrecklichste“ (#79,697), „Schuhgeschäft“ (#79,699), „schockierte“ (#79,696). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schreine“ bei #79,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schreine is uncommon German at frequency #79,698 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁaɪ̯nə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Schreine in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schreine, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schrein
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schrein
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schrein
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schrein

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 "Schreine"?
"Schreine" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯nə].
What does "Schreine" mean?
As a noun, "Schreine" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schrein
How do you pronounce "Schreine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schreine" is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯nə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schreine" come from?
"Schreine" 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 "Schreine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schüttle#79,710Schandau#79,671Snowdens#79,735Sontheim#79,742

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list