scheren
\ˈʃeːʀən\
The verdict
“scheren” 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) - Tondre, couper.
Corpus desk
Index FR-scheren · scheren · French
scheren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | scheren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃeːʀən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « scheren » en français
Rare enough to double-check
scheren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃeːʀən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tondre, couper.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for scheren, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is scheren, spelled S-C-H-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Tondre, couper.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how scheren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Schafe scheren
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