Scheitern
\ˈʃaɪ̯tɐn\
The verdict
“Scheitern” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Échec.
Corpus desk
Index FR-scheitern · Scheitern · French
Scheitern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Scheitern |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʃaɪ̯tɐn\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Scheitern » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Scheitern is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʃaɪ̯tɐn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Échec.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Scheitern, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Scheitern, spelled S-C-H-E-I-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Échec.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Scheitern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach dem Scheitern der Verhandlungen wurde der Krieg erklärt.
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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.