schärfere

[ˈʃɛʁfəʁə]

/[ˈʃɛʁfəʁə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schärfere” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,282
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs scharf

Corpus desk

Index DE-scharfere · schärfere · German

schärfere · rank #30,282 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,282
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwächste

Nearest frequency peer: schwächste (-2 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schärfere“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schärfere“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schärfere vs scharfes
67% similar
schärfere vs schärfste
78% similar
schärfere vs Schäfer
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schärfere
PropertyValue
Headwordschärfere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃɛʁfəʁə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,282
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schärfere“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schärfereliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schwächste“ (#30,280), „Sicherheitslücke“ (#30,285), „Sinnlichkeit“ (#30,286). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schärfere“ bei #30,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around schärfere (IPA [ˈʃɛʁfəʁə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,282 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for schärfere, with forms such as "cshärfere", "scchärfere", and "schhärfere". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "scharfes", "schärfste", "Schäfer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented 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 schärfere, spelled S-C-H-Ä-R-F-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs scharf
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs scharf
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs scharf
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs scharf
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs scharf
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs scharf
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs scharf
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs scharf
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs scharf

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshärfere
  • scchärfere
  • schhärfere
  • schräfere
  • schäfrere
  • schärefre
  • schärfeer
  • schärferre
  • schärffere
  • schärfree
  • schärrfere
  • scährfere
  • shcärfere
  • sschärfere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schärfere - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshärfere2scchärfere1schhärfere1schräfere2schäfrere2schärefre2schärfeer2schärferre1
Edit distance from "schärfere"

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 "schärfere"?
"schärfere" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-R-F-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛʁfəʁə].
What does "schärfere" mean?
As an adjective, "schärfere" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Komparativs des Adjektivs scharf
What words are commonly confused with "schärfere"?
"schärfere" is commonly confused with "scharfes", "schärfste", "Schäfer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schärfere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schärfere" is [ˈʃɛʁfəʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schärfere" come from?
"schärfere" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sonneberg#30,291stehendes#30,299Sternberg#30,301pädophile#30,249

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

steuerfrei14 variantsPriestern14 variantsperversen14 variantsUnkenntnis14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list