Schaf
German, noun/ʃaːf/
Schaf is spelled S-C-H-A-F (5 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written German, the 11,619th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schaf is a German neuter noun meaning “sheep” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Paarhufer, der als Lieferant für Wolle, Fleisch und Milch dient”.
What does Schaf mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersheep
Schafwolle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Paarhufer, der als Lieferant für Wolle, Fleisch und Milch dient 2. gutmütiger, dummer Mensch; Dummkopf
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schaf
- Schafes genitive
- Schafs genitive
- Schafe plural
- Schäfchen diminutive neuter
- Schäflein diminutive neuter
- Schafen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schaf?
- /ʃaːf/
- [ʃaːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schaf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schaf in German?
Schaf appears 5.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).