Schafschererin
[ˈʃaːfˌʃeːʁəʁɪn]
The verdict
“Schafschererin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die beruflich Schafe schert
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schafschererin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃaːfˌʃeːʁəʁɪn] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schafschererin” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schafschererin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaːfˌʃeːʁəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die beruflich Schafe schert".
Schafschererin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schafschererin, spelled S-C-H-A-F-S-C-H-E-R-E-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1weibliche Person, die beruflich Schafe schert
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Schafschererin”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-A-F-S-C-H-E-R-E-R-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.