Schafgarbe
German, noun[ˈʃaːfˌɡaʁbə]
Schafgarbe is spelled S-C-H-A-F-G-A-R-B-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 107,140th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schafgarbe is a German feminine noun meaning “yarrow (any of several pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Achillea millefolium, eine spezifische Art aus der Gattung der Scharfgarben (Achillea) mit einem bis zu 50 cm…”.
What does Schafgarbe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineyarrow (any of several pungent Eurasian herbs, of the genus Achillea)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Achillea millefolium, eine spezifische Art aus der Gattung der Scharfgarben (Achillea) mit einem bis zu 50 cm hohen Stängel mit schmalen, krausen, fiederteiligen, dunkelgrünen Blättern und kleinen weißen oder rosafarbenen Blüten, in der Regel als Gemeine Schafgarbe bezeichnet 2. generell ein Vertreter der Gattung der Scharfgarben (Achillea), neben der Gemeinen Schafgarbe [1] etwa 200 weitere Arten
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 Schafgarbe
- Schafgarben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schafgarbe?
- [ˈʃaːfˌɡaʁbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schafgarbe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schafgarbe in German?
Schafgarbe appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).