Schäflein
German, noun[ˈʃɛːflaɪ̯n]
Schäflein is spelled S-C-H-Ä-F-L-E-I-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 144,446th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schäflein is a German neuter noun meaning “diminutive of Schaf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleines Schaf”.
What does Schäflein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Schaf
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleines Schaf
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 Schäflein
- Schäfleins genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schäflein?
- [ˈʃɛːflaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schäflein in German?
Schäflein appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).