scheine
\ˈʃaɪ̯nə\
The verdict
“scheine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’impératif à la forme active de scheinen.
Corpus desk
Index FR-scheine · scheine · French
scheine · 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 | scheine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃaɪ̯nə\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « scheine » en français
Rare enough to double-check
scheine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃaɪ̯nə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
scheine has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is scheine, spelled S-C-H-E-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’impératif à la forme active de scheinen.
- 2Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif à la forme active de scheinen.
- 3Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif 1 à la forme active de scheinen.
- 4Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif 1 à la forme active de scheinen.
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.