schreitet
[ˈʃʁaɪ̯tət]
The verdict
“schreitet” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,379 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #19,379
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreiten
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schreitet |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁaɪ̯tət] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #19,379 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schreitet” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schreitet is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʁaɪ̯tət]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,379 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for schreitet, with forms such as "cshreitet", "scchreitet", and "scheritet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Schritt", "streitet", "schreit", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schreitet, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-T-E-T.
Definition
- 13. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreiten
- 22. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreiten
- 32. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schreiten
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshreitet,scchreitet,scheritet,schhreitet,schreiett,schreitett,schreitte,schreittet,schretiet,schrietet,schrreitet,scrheitet,shcreitet,sschreitet
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schreitet - 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.
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.
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Using “schreitet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-R-E-I-T-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃʁaɪ̯tət] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Schritt” - see the side-by-side comparison. schreitet vs Schritt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.