Schäffler

[ˈʃɛflɐ]

/[ˈʃɛflɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schäffler” is uncommon German (frequency #82,115 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,115
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handwerker, der Fässer und andere aus Holzbohlen gefertigte Behälter herstellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-schaffler · Schäffler · German

Schäffler · rank #82,115 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,115
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schändliche

Nearest frequency peer: schändliche (+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 „Schäffler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schäffler
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchäffler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɛflɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schäffler“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schändliche“ (#82,116), „Schöneck“ (#82,117), „schulisch“ (#82,112). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schäffler“ bei #82,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schäffler is uncommon German at frequency #82,115 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛflɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handwerker, der Fässer und andere aus Holzbohlen gefertigte Behälter herstellt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schäffler, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schäffler, spelled S-C-H-Ä-F-F-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handwerker, der Fässer und andere aus Holzbohlen gefertigte Behälter herstellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Schäffler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Schäffler müsste uns ein neues Fass machen.

Synonyms

BinderBöttcherFassbinderKüfer

This word in other languages

cooper(English)tonnelier(Français)tanoeiro(Português)

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 "Schäffler"?
"Schäffler" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-F-F-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛflɐ].
What does "Schäffler" mean?
As a noun, "Schäffler" means: Handwerker, der Fässer und andere aus Holzbohlen gefertigte Behälter herstellt
How do you pronounce "Schäffler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schäffler" is [ˈʃɛflɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schäffler" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schulisch#82,112schriller#82,106Schnörkel#82,102schnorren#82,101

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list