Pflugschar
[ˈp͡fluːkˌʃaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Pflugschar” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vor dem Streichblech gelegene, üblicherweise eiserne Schneide eines Pfluges, die dem Ziehen von Ackerfurchen dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-pflugschar · Pflugschar · German
Pflugschar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Pflugschar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡fluːkˌʃaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pflugschar“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pflugschar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fluːkˌʃaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vor dem Streichblech gelegene, üblicherweise eiserne Schneide eines Pfluges, die dem Ziehen von Ackerfurchen dient".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Pflugschar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Pflugschar, spelled P-F-L-U-G-S-C-H-A-R.
Definition
- 1vor dem Streichblech gelegene, üblicherweise eiserne Schneide eines Pfluges, die dem Ziehen von Ackerfurchen dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pflugschar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die grösste Fabrik für Äxte und Pflugscharen war die von Collins & Komp. am Farringtonfluss zu Collinsville, Connecticut. Für Messerwaren waren die Werke der Russel Manufacturing Company in Greenfield, Massachusetts[…], die ersten. Sie führten zuerst Maschinenhämmer bei ihrer Fabrikation ein.“
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.