schäkern
[ˈʃɛːkɐn]
The verdict
“schäkern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit jemandem neckisch spaßen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schakern · schäkern · German
schäkern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- 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 | schäkern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃɛːkɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schäkern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schäkern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃɛːkɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for schäkern in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schäkern, spelled S-C-H-Ä-K-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1mit jemandem neckisch spaßen
- 2auf spaßige, neckische Weise flirten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schäkern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Grete sah mit großen Augen umher und bewunderte Lotte, die so verständig und tröstend zu der kranken Frau sprach und so heiter mit den kleinen Kindern zu schäkern verstand.“
„Nicht etwa, um, wie die anderen vermutlich glaubten, in Honigmondesart zu schäkern und zu kosen – dazu waren wir doch nicht »neuvermählt« genug; aber weil wir im gegenseitigen Umgang die meiste Befriedigung fanden.“
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.