Schafs
[ʃaːfs]
The verdict
“Schafs” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schaf
Corpus desk
Index DE-schafs · Schafs · German
Schafs · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schafs |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃaːfs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schafs“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schafs is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃaːfs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schaf".
Schafs doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schafs, spelled S-C-H-A-F-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Schaf
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