Schaffnerin
German, noun/ˈʃafnəʁɪn/
Schaffnerin is spelled S-C-H-A-F-F-N-E-R-I-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 130,853rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schaffnerin is a German feminine noun meaning “a female conductor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weibliche Person, die als Schaffner arbeitet, also in der Bahn/Straßenbahn und so weiter Fahrkarten…”.
What does Schaffnerin mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea female conductor
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weibliche Person, die als Schaffner arbeitet, also in der Bahn/Straßenbahn und so weiter Fahrkarten kontrolliert 2. weibliche Person, welche die wirtschaftlichen Angelegenheiten regelt
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 Schaffnerin
- Schaffnerinnen plural
- Schaffner masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schaffnerin?
- /ˈʃafnəʁɪn/
- [ˈʃafnəʁɪn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schaffnerin in German?
Schaffnerin appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).