schärfste

[ˈʃɛʁfstə]

/[ˈʃɛʁfstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schärfste” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,759
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-scharfste · schärfste · German

schärfste · rank #25,759 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,759
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwächt

Nearest frequency peer: schwächt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schärfste“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schärfste“ 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).

schärfste vs schärfsten
90% similar
schärfste vs schärfe
78% similar
schärfste vs schaffst
67% similar

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

Key facts for schärfste
PropertyValue
Headwordschärfste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃɛʁfstə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,759
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schärfste“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schärfsteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schwächt“ (#25,758), „schönere“ (#25,760), „schwitzt“ (#25,757). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schärfste“ bei #25,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around schärfste (IPA [ˈʃɛʁfstə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,759 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schärfste, with forms such as "cshärfste", "scchärfste", and "schhärfste". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "schärfsten", "schärfe", "schaffst", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schärfste, spelled S-C-H-Ä-R-F-S-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshärfste
  • scchärfste
  • schhärfste
  • schräfste
  • schäfrste
  • schärffste
  • schärfset
  • schärfsste
  • schärfstte
  • schärftse
  • schärrfste
  • schärsfte
  • scährfste
  • shcärfste
  • sschärfste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schärfste - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshärfste2scchärfste1schhärfste1schräfste2schäfrste2schärffste1schärfset2schärfsste1
Edit distance from "schärfste"

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 "schärfste"?
"schärfste" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-R-F-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛʁfstə].
What does "schärfste" mean?
As an adjective, "schärfste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs scharf
What words are commonly confused with "schärfste"?
"schärfste" is commonly confused with "schärfsten", "schärfe", "schaffst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schärfste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schärfste" is [ˈʃɛʁfstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schärfste" come from?
"schärfste" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Seminaren#25,761schwindet#25,756schlüssig#25,752Smalltalk#25,768

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Starnberg15 variantsRomantiker15 variantsUmbenennung15 variantsProfessors15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list