shine

[ʃaɪn]

/[ʃaɪn]/ verb

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The verdict

“shine” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,293
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - scheinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-shine · shine · German

shine · rank #33,293 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,293
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH seufzt

Nearest frequency peer: seufzt (-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 „shine“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „shine“ 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).

shine vs sie
60% similar
shine vs sin
60% similar
shine vs sind
60% similar

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

Key facts for shine
PropertyValue
Headwordshine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃaɪn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,293
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „shine“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.shineliegt 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: „seufzt“ (#33,292), „Sichel“ (#33,294), „sera“ (#33,291). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „shine“ bei #33,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around shine (IPA [ʃaɪn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,293 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for shine, with forms such as "hsine", "shhine", and "shien". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sie", "sin", "sind", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is shine, spelled S-H-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    scheinen
  2. 2
    glänzen
  3. 3
    etwas polieren
  4. 4
    glänzen, brillieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how shine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The sun was shining.
  2. There is something shining in the sand.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hsine
  • shhine
  • shien
  • shinne
  • shnie
  • sihne
  • sshine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of shine - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hsine2shhine1shien2shinne1shnie2sihne2sshine1
Edit distance from "shine"

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 "shine"?
"shine" is spelled S-H-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃaɪn].
What does "shine" mean?
As a verb, "shine" means: scheinen
What words are commonly confused with "shine"?
"shine" is commonly confused with "sie", "sin", "sind". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "shine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shine" is [ʃaɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shine" come from?
"shine" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Soden#33,300Stack#33,316tagte#33,331ratet#33,249

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Suppen7 variantsuntil7 variantsMinze7 variantsMichi7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list