schreite

[ˈʃʁaɪ̯tə]

/[ˈʃʁaɪ̯tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“schreite” is uncommon German (frequency #82,104 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,104
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schreite · schreite · German

schreite · rank #82,104 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,104
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schola

Nearest frequency peer: Schola (-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 „schreite“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schreite
PropertyValue
Headwordschreite
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃʁaɪ̯tə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schreite“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schola“ (#82,103), „Schriftrollen“ (#82,105), „Schnörkel“ (#82,102). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schreite“ bei #82,104. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schreite is uncommon German at frequency #82,104 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃʁaɪ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

schreite has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schreite, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-T-E.

Definition

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

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 "schreite"?
"schreite" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯tə].
What does "schreite" mean?
As a verb, "schreite" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreiten
How do you pronounce "schreite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schreite" is [ˈʃʁaɪ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schreite" come from?
"schreite" 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 "schreite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Schubart#82,108schubste#82,109Schöneck#82,117Scharten#82,085

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list