Scham
\ʃaːm\
The verdict
“Scham” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Honte, pudeur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-scham · Scham · French
Scham · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Scham |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃaːm\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Scham is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃaːm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Scham has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Scham, spelled S-C-H-A-M.
Definition
- 1Honte, pudeur.
- 2Rougeur de honte.
- 3Parties génitales, parties honteuses.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Scham appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als alle mich nackt sehen konnten, war meine Scham groß.
Sie hat, aus Scham wegen der „Schande“, einen Selbstmordversuch gemacht.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.