Schaffleisch
German, noun[ˈʃaːfˌflaɪ̯ʃ]
Schaffleisch is spelled S-C-H-A-F-F-L-E-I-S-C-H (12 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written German, the 278,604th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schaffleisch is a German neuter noun meaning “mutton (the flesh of sheep (used as food))” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fleisch, das von Schafen gewonnen wird”.
What does Schaffleisch mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermutton (the flesh of sheep (used as food))
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Fleisch, das von Schafen gewonnen wird
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 Schaffleisch
- Schaffleisches genitive
- Schaffleischs genitive
- Schaffleische dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schaffleisch?
- [ˈʃaːfˌflaɪ̯ʃ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schaffleisch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schaffleisch in German?
Schaffleisch appears about once in every 23 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).