Schaber

[ˈʃaːbɐ]

/[ˈʃaːbɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Schaber” is uncommon German (frequency #83,252 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,252
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Werkzeug/Gerät, das zum Schaben/Kratzen verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-schaber · Schaber · German

Schaber · rank #83,252 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,252
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schabbat

Nearest frequency peer: Schabbat (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schaber“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schaber“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schaber
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchaber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaːbɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#83,252
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schaber“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schaberfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schabbat“ (#83,251), „Schalthebel“ (#83,253), „Saxofon“ (#83,250). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schaber“ bei #83,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schaber is uncommon German at frequency #83,252 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaːbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Werkzeug/Gerät, das zum Schaben/Kratzen verwendet wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schaber, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schaber, spelled S-C-H-A-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Werkzeug/Gerät, das zum Schaben/Kratzen verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Danach auf Teigstufe 2 Minuten kneten, dabei eventuell den Teig mit dem Schaber nach unten schieben.“
  2. „Bearbeiten Sie Ihr Kochfeld mit dem Schaber behutsam, um irreparable Kratzer zu vermeiden.“

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schaber"?
"Schaber" is spelled S-C-H-A-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaːbɐ].
What does "Schaber" mean?
As a noun, "Schaber" means: Werkzeug/Gerät, das zum Schaben/Kratzen verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "Schaber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schaber" is [ˈʃaːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schaber" come from?
"Schaber" is a German 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schaber", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list