scheiden

\ʃaɪ̯.dən\

/\ʃaɪ̯.dən\/ verb

The verdict

“scheiden” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Séparer, trier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-scheiden · scheiden · French

scheiden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for scheiden
PropertyValue
Headwordscheiden
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʃaɪ̯.dən\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « scheiden » en français

scheidensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

scheiden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʃaɪ̯.dən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for scheiden in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is scheiden, spelled S-C-H-E-I-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Séparer, trier.
  2. 2
    Dissoudre.
  3. 3
    Divorcer.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "scheiden"?
"scheiden" is spelled S-C-H-E-I-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃaɪ̯.dən\.
What does "scheiden" mean?
As a verb, "scheiden" means: Séparer, trier.
How do you pronounce "scheiden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scheiden" is \ʃaɪ̯.dən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scheiden" come from?
"scheiden" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list