schaffe

[ˈʃafə]

/[ˈʃafə]/ verb

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The verdict

“schaffe” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,232. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,232
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schaffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schaffe · schaffe · German

schaffe · rank #6,232 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,232
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Saudi

Nearest frequency peer: Saudi (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schaffe“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schaffe“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schaffe vs Schiff
57% similar
schaffe vs scharf
71% similar
schaffe vs schaue
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schaffe
PropertyValue
Headwordschaffe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃafə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,232
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schaffe“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schaffeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Saudi“ (#6,231), „Schwangerschaft“ (#6,233), „Rücksicht“ (#6,230). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schaffe“ bei #6,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around schaffe (IPA [ˈʃafə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,232 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for schaffe, with forms such as "cshaffe", "scahffe", and "scchaffe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schiff", "scharf", "schaue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schaffe, spelled S-C-H-A-F-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schaffen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schaffen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schaffen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schaffen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshaffe
  • scahffe
  • scchaffe
  • schafef
  • schfafe
  • schhaffe
  • shcaffe
  • sschaffe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schaffe - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshaffe2scahffe2scchaffe1schafef2schfafe2schhaffe1shcaffe2sschaffe1
Edit distance from "schaffe"

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 "schaffe"?
"schaffe" is spelled S-C-H-A-F-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃafə].
What does "schaffe" mean?
As a verb, "schaffe" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schaffen
What words are commonly confused with "schaffe"?
"schaffe" is commonly confused with "Schiff", "scharf", "schaue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schaffe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schaffe" is [ˈʃafə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schaffe" come from?
"schaffe" 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 "schaffe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Podcast#6,226oberste#6,224vereint#6,249Kreises#6,212

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Tablet8 variantsKapelle8 variantsGrauen8 variantsFilms8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list