scheinheilig
\ˈʃaɪ̯nˌhaɪ̯lɪç\
The verdict
“scheinheilig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hypocrite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-scheinheilig · scheinheilig · French
scheinheilig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | scheinheilig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʃaɪ̯nˌhaɪ̯lɪç\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « scheinheilig » en français
Rare enough to double-check
scheinheilig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʃaɪ̯nˌhaɪ̯lɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hypocrite.".
No misspelling variants are generated for scheinheilig in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is scheinheilig, spelled S-C-H-E-I-N-H-E-I-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1Hypocrite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how scheinheilig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jahrelang hat Berlin gegen das 16+1-Format der mittel- und osteuropäischen Staaten mit Peking gewettert, ohne das eigene 1+1-Format mit Peking auch nur in Zweifel zu ziehen. Im Rest Europas kommt dies wahlweise als scheinheilig oder schizophren an.
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.