schaffte

Name: schaffte, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃaftə]

/[ˈʃaftə]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“schaffte” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,528
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 16
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schaffte · schaffte · German

schaffte · rank #5,528 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #5,528
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH schaffst

Nearest frequency peer: schaffst (-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.

reporter

94,476
riecht

94,475
schaffst

94,474
schaffte

94,473
schieben

94,472
schlimmsten

94,471

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

schaffte vs Schaft

63% similar

schaffte vs Schiffe

63% similar

schaffte vs Schaute

63% similar

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

Key facts for schaffte
Property	Value
Headword	schaffte
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˈʃaftə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#5,528
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	16
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schaffte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schaffteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#5,528

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schaffst“ (#5,527), „schieben“ (#5,529), „riecht“ (#5,526). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schaffte“ bei #5,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around schaffte (IPA [ˈʃaftə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,528 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for schaffte, with forms such as "cshaffte", "scahffte", and "scchaffte". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Schaft", "Schiffe", "Schaute", 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schaffte, spelled S-C-H-A-F-F-T-E.

Definition

1
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schaffen
2
3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schaffen
3
1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schaffen
4
3. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schaffen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cshaffte
scahffte
scchaffte
schaffet
schafftte
schafte
schaftfe
schfafte
schhaffte
shcaffte
sschaffte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schaffte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "schaffte"

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 "schaffte"?

"schaffte" is spelled S-C-H-A-F-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaftə].

What does "schaffte" mean?

As a verb, "schaffte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schaffen

What words are commonly confused with "schaffte"?

"schaffte" is commonly confused with "Schaft", "Schiffe", "Schaute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "schaffte"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schaffte" is [ˈʃaftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "schaffte" come from?

"schaffte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schaffst#5,527 schieben#5,529 reporter#5,525 Reinhard#5,524

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Pflanze11 variants passende11 variants Student11 variants südlich11 variants