schreiben

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

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

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 September 3, 2026) - escrever; anotar; registrar

Corpus desk

Index PT-schreiben · schreiben · Portuguese

schreiben · 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.

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)

Cauda longa: rank de “schreiben” em português

schreibenestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

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)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how schreiben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. an jemanden schreiben

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list