Schäferhunde

[ˈʃɛːfɐˌhʊndə]

/[ˈʃɛːfɐˌhʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schäferhunde” is uncommon German (frequency #76,147 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,147
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schäferhund

Corpus desk

Index DE-schaferhunde · Schäferhunde · German

Schäferhunde · rank #76,147 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,147
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schürfen

Nearest frequency peer: schürfen (+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 „Schäferhunde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schäferhunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchäferhunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɛːfɐˌhʊndə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#76,147
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schäferhunde“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schürfen“ (#76,148), „Schwitzkasten“ (#76,145), „scientist“ (#76,149). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schäferhunde“ bei #76,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schäferhunde is uncommon German at frequency #76,147 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛːfɐˌhʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Schäferhunde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schäferhunde, spelled S-C-H-Ä-F-E-R-H-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schäferhund
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schäferhund
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schäferhund
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schäferhund

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 "Schäferhunde"?
"Schäferhunde" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-F-E-R-H-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛːfɐˌhʊndə].
What does "Schäferhunde" mean?
As a noun, "Schäferhunde" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schäferhund
How do you pronounce "Schäferhunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schäferhunde" is [ˈʃɛːfɐˌhʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schäferhunde" come from?
"Schäferhunde" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sekretariats#76,156Selbstbehalt#76,157Selbstzensur#76,160Schlusskurse#76,130

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list