Scheiße
\ˈʃaɪ̯.sə\
The verdict
“Scheiße” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Merde.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schei-e · Scheiße · French
Scheiße · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- 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 | Scheiße |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʃaɪ̯.sə\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Scheiße » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Scheiße is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʃaɪ̯.sə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Merde.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Scheiße, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Scheiße, spelled S-C-H-E-I-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1Merde.
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.