Schäferhunde

[ˈʃɛːfɐˌhʊndə]

/[ˈʃɛːfɐˌhʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schäferhunde” is uncommon German (frequency #76,147 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,147
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Schäferhund

Key facts for Schäferhunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchäferhunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɛːfɐˌhʊndə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#76,147
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schäferhunde” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schäferhunde lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schäferhunde is uncommon German at frequency #76,147 among 107,600 “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?
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Using “Schäferhunde”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-Ä-F-E-R-H-U-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃɛːfɐˌhʊndə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list