Scharfmacher

[ˈʃaʁfˌmaxɐ]

/[ˈʃaʁfˌmaxɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Scharfmacher” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Steinmetz, der dafür zuständig ist, die Mühlsteine zu »schärfen«, indem er die leicht abgenutzten Rillen auf deren Breitseite wieder herstellt

Key facts for Scharfmacher
PropertyValue
HeadwordScharfmacher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaʁfˌmaxɐ]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Scharfmacher” sits in German frequency

Scharfmacher falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Scharfmacher is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃaʁfˌmaxɐ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Scharfmacher in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Scharfmacher, spelled S-C-H-A-R-F-M-A-C-H-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Steinmetz, der dafür zuständig ist, die Mühlsteine zu »schärfen«, indem er die leicht abgenutzten Rillen auf deren Breitseite wieder herstellt
  2. 2
    jemand, der einen oder mehrere Hunde »scharfmacht« – diese also dazu abrichtet, (auf Kommando) andere Menschen oder Tiere aggressiv anzufallen
  3. 3
    zu [2]; besonders Politik jemand, der eine besonders harte politische Linie vertritt und einen entsprechenden Kurs zu verwirklichen sucht, indem er auf Konfrontation setzt und/oder (infame, maßlose, massive) Hetze betreibt
  4. 4
    (männliche^☆) Person, die eine Gewalttat verübt beziehungsweise ein Verbrechen begeht
  5. 5
    strenger Anklagevertreter; jemand, der in der Berufungsinstanz dafür plädiert/sorgt, dass das Urteil verschärft wird
  6. 6
    strenger Vorgesetzter
  7. 7
    schikanöser Ausbilder
  8. 8
    Koch, der ein Faible für pikante/scharfe Gewürze hat
  9. 9
    Gewürz, das pikant/scharf ist beziehungsweise den Sexualtrieb anregen soll
  10. 10
    jemand, der »scharf« – also sexuell anregend/aufreizend – ist
  11. 11
    männliche Person, die Frauen »scharfmacht« – also viel Erfolg bei Frauen und daher viele Liebschaften hat
  12. 12
    etwas, was »scharfmacht« – also sexuell anregt/aufreizt/erotisiert/lustvoll erregt
  13. 13
    technische Ausstattung eines (digitalen) Fotoapparats, mit der sich eine (automatische) Fokussierung/»Scharfstellung« vornehmen lässt

Synonyms

Gewalttäter

This word in other languages

rabble rouser(English)trublion(Français)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Scharfmacher"?
"Scharfmacher" is spelled S-C-H-A-R-F-M-A-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaʁfˌmaxɐ].
What does "Scharfmacher" mean?
As a noun, "Scharfmacher" means: Steinmetz, der dafür zuständig ist, die Mühlsteine zu »schärfen«, indem er die leicht abgenutzten Rillen auf deren Breitseite wieder herstellt
How do you pronounce "Scharfmacher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Scharfmacher" is [ˈʃaʁfˌmaxɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Scharfmacher" come from?
"Scharfmacher" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Scharfmacher”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-A-R-F-M-A-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃaʁfˌmaxɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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