Schaft
[ʃaft]
The verdict
“Schaft” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #17,398 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,398
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Griff an einer Stange und an anderen länglichen Gegenständen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃaft] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #17,398 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schaft” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schaft is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,398 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schaft, with forms such as "cshaft", "scahft", and "scchaft". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schau", "schuf", "Schal", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schaft, spelled S-C-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1ein Griff an einer Stange und an anderen länglichen Gegenständen
- 2das Längliche an einem Gegenstand selbst
- 3vom Oberleder gebildeter Teil des Schuhs, die Wade umschließender Teil des Stiefels
- 4ein Bauteil des Webstuhls
- 5ein Pflanzenstängel ohne Blätter
- 6ein Synonym für den unbehaarten Kiel einer Vogelfeder
- 7Schrank, Bücherregal
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshaft,scahft,scchaft,schaftt,schatf,schfat,schhaft,shcaft,sschaft
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schaft - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Schaft”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Schau” - see the side-by-side comparison. Schaft vs Schau
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.