schaffen
[ˈʃafn̩]
The verdict
“schaffen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #691. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #691
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - etwas künstlerisch oder handwerklich erzeugen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schaffen · schaffen · German
schaffen · rank #691 · 10 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #691
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Oktober
Nearest frequency peer: Oktober (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “schaffen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- new
new
99,313 corpus weight
- nämlich
nämlich
99,312 corpus weight
- Oktober
Oktober
99,311 corpus weight
- schaffen
schaffen
99,310 corpus weight
- setzen
setzen
99,309 corpus weight
- Suche
Suche
99,308 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “schaffen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schaffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃafn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #691 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schaffen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around schaffen (IPA [ˈʃafn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #691 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas künstlerisch oder handwerklich erzeugen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for schaffen, with forms such as "cshaffen", "scahffen", and "scchaffen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "schauen", "schafft", "Schiffe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schaffen, spelled S-C-H-A-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas künstlerisch oder handwerklich erzeugen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schaffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Anfang schuf Gott Himmel und Erde.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cshaffen
- scahffen
- scchaffen
- schafefn
- schaffenn
- schaffne
- schfafen
- schhaffen
- shcaffen
- sschaffen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schaffen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schaffen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "schaffen". Here's where to go from here.
- "schaffen" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "schauen". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #691 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.