Schafzucht

[ˈʃaːfˌt͡sʊxt]

/[ˈʃaːfˌt͡sʊxt]/ noun

The verdict

“Schafzucht” is uncommon German (frequency #93,529 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,529
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die kontrollierte Vermehrung und Aufzucht von Schafen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schafzucht · Schafzucht · German

Schafzucht · rank #93,529 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,529
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schafstall

Nearest frequency peer: Schafstall (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schafzucht“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schafzucht“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schafzucht
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchafzucht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaːfˌt͡sʊxt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,529
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schafzucht“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schafzuchtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schafstall“ (#93,528), „Schaltjahr“ (#93,530), „Scarborough“ (#93,527). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schafzucht“ bei #93,529. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schafzucht is uncommon German at frequency #93,529 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaːfˌt͡sʊxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die kontrollierte Vermehrung und Aufzucht von Schafen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schafzucht, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schafzucht, spelled S-C-H-A-F-Z-U-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die kontrollierte Vermehrung und Aufzucht von Schafen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schafzucht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Was letztendlich dazu führte, dass sich die Bauern der Schafzucht zuwandten, die zu ihrer wichtigsten Einnahmequelle wurde.“
  2. „Des Weiteren gelang dem Adel die allmähliche Aneignung der Allmende, des vom Dorf gemeinschaftlich genutzten Weidelands, für die gutsherrliche Schafzucht.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schafzucht"?
"Schafzucht" is spelled S-C-H-A-F-Z-U-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaːfˌt͡sʊxt].
What does "Schafzucht" mean?
As a noun, "Schafzucht" means: die kontrollierte Vermehrung und Aufzucht von Schafen
How do you pronounce "Schafzucht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schafzucht" is [ˈʃaːfˌt͡sʊxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schafzucht" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schafzucht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list