schrillen

/[ˈʃʁɪlən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,899

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

schrillen is aGermanverb. It means: einen hohen, grellen und sehr lauten Ton erzeugen Pronounced [ˈʃʁɪlən]. Often confused with scrollen and Schritten.

Key facts for schrillen
PropertyValue
Headwordschrillen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃʁɪlən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,899
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of schrillen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schrillen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʁɪlən]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,899 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einen hohen, grellen und sehr lauten Ton erzeugen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for schrillen, with forms such as "cshrillen", "scchrillen", and "schhrillen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "scrollen", "Schritten", "schwellen", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schrillen, spelled S-C-H-R-I-L-L-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen hohen, grellen und sehr lauten Ton erzeugen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshrillen,scchrillen,schhrillen,schirllen,schrileln,schrilen,schrillenn,schrillne,schrlilen,schrrillen,scrhillen,shcrillen,sschrillen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schrillen

Misspelling Variants of "schrillen"

cshrillen9scchrillen10schhrillen10schirllen9schrileln9schrilen8schrillenn10schrillne9
Misspelling Variants of "schrillen"

Frequency rank: #44,899 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schrillen"?
"schrillen" is spelled S-C-H-R-I-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁɪlən].
What does "schrillen" mean?
As a verb, "schrillen" means: einen hohen, grellen und sehr lauten Ton erzeugen
What words are commonly confused with "schrillen"?
"schrillen" is commonly confused with "scrollen", "Schritten", "schwellen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schrillen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schrillen" is [ˈʃʁɪlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schrillen" come from?
"schrillen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.