schreiben

/ˈʃraɪ̯bən/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?)

//ˈʃraɪ̯bən/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?)/ verb

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - escrever; anotar; registrar

Key facts for schreiben
PropertyValue
Headwordschreiben
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈʃraɪ̯bən/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?)
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schreiben” sits in Portuguese frequency

schreiben falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

schreiben is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈʃraɪ̯bən/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schreiben, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is schreiben, spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    escrever; anotar; registrar
  2. 2
    compor (uma música)

Synonyms

notierenverfassenspeichernkomponieren

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 "schreiben"?
"schreiben" is spelled S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃraɪ̯bən/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?).
What does "schreiben" mean?
As a verb, "schreiben" means: escrever; anotar; registrar
How do you pronounce "schreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schreiben" is /ˈʃraɪ̯bən/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schreiben" come from?
"schreiben" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “schreiben”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈʃraɪ̯bən/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?) (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list