schrie

[ʃʁiː]

/[ʃʁiː]/ verb

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The verdict

“schrie” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,012. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,012
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schrie · schrie · German

schrie · rank #13,012 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,012
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schrecklichen

Nearest frequency peer: schrecklichen (-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 „schrie“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schrie“ 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).

schrie vs Serie
50% similar
schrie vs score
67% similar
schrie vs Schule
50% similar

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

Key facts for schrie
PropertyValue
Headwordschrie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃʁiː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,012
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schrie“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schrieliegt 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: „schrecklichen“ (#13,011), „Schulung“ (#13,013), „Schmetterling“ (#13,010). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schrie“ bei #13,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around schrie (IPA [ʃʁiː]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,012 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for schrie, with forms such as "cshrie", "scchrie", and "schhrie". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Serie", "score", "Schule", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schrie, spelled S-C-H-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schreien
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schreien
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schreien
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schreien

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshrie
  • scchrie
  • schhrie
  • schire
  • schrrie
  • scrhie
  • shcrie
  • sschrie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schrie - 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.

cshrie2scchrie1schhrie1schire2schrrie1scrhie2shcrie2sschrie1
Edit distance from "schrie"

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 "schrie"?
"schrie" is spelled S-C-H-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃʁiː].
What does "schrie" mean?
As a verb, "schrie" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schreien
What words are commonly confused with "schrie"?
"schrie" is commonly confused with "Serie", "score", "Schule". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schrie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schrie" is [ʃʁiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schrie" come from?
"schrie" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

series#13,018Simpel#13,021Ritual#13,001richte#13,000

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

rettete8 variantsTarife8 variantsklärt8 variantsJulien8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list