Szene

/[ˈst͡seːnə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,490

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Szene is aGermannoun. It means: die Bühne, der Schauplatz der dramatischen Handlung Pronounced [ˈst͡seːnə]. It ranks #1,490 in German word frequency. Often confused with Szenen and See.

Key facts for Szene
PropertyValue
HeadwordSzene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈst͡seːnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,490
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Szene is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈst͡seːnə]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,490 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Szene, with forms such as "sezne", "sszene", and "szeen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Szenen", "See", "sehe", 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 Szene, spelled S-Z-E-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Bühne, der Schauplatz der dramatischen Handlung
  2. 2
    ein Abschnitt eines Theaterstücks, welcher kürzer als der Theaterakt oder kleiner als das Bühnenbild ist
  3. 3
    ein Abschnitt eines Films, welcher sich aus mehreren Einstellungen zusammensetzt
  4. 4
    eine soziale Gruppe im Sinne einer bestimmten Art von Subkultur oder eines Milieus
  5. 5
    die Insider-Treffen, Insider-Treffpunkte und Insider-Aktivitäten, oftmals mit hohem Anteil an Prominenten
  6. 6
    in der 3D-Computergrafik die Zusammenstellung aller Lichtquellen, Objekte und Materialien
  7. 7
    eine Anklagesituation innerhalb einer Zweierbeziehung

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sezne,sszene,szeen,szenne,sznee,szzene,zsene

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Szene

Misspelling Variants of "Szene"

sezne5sszene6szeen5szenne6sznee5szzene6zsene5
Misspelling Variants of "Szene"

Frequency rank: #1,490 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Szene"?
"Szene" is spelled S-Z-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈst͡seːnə].
What does "Szene" mean?
As a noun, "Szene" means: die Bühne, der Schauplatz der dramatischen Handlung
What words are commonly confused with "Szene"?
"Szene" is commonly confused with "Szenen", "See", "sehe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Szene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Szene" is [ˈst͡seːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Szene" come from?
"Szene" 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.