schriebst

[ʃʁiːpst]

/[ʃʁiːpst]/ verb

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The verdict

“schriebst” is uncommon German (frequency #76,137 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,137
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schreiben

Key facts for schriebst
PropertyValue
Headwordschriebst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃʁiːpst]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,137
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schriebst” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schriebst lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schriebst is uncommon German at frequency #76,137 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃʁiːpst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schreiben".

Zero misspellings are on record for schriebst in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schriebst, spelled S-C-H-R-I-E-B-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schreiben

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 "schriebst"?
"schriebst" is spelled S-C-H-R-I-E-B-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃʁiːpst].
What does "schriebst" mean?
As a verb, "schriebst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schreiben
How do you pronounce "schriebst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schriebst" is [ʃʁiːpst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schriebst" come from?
"schriebst" 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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Using “schriebst”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-R-I-E-B-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃʁiːpst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list