scharfstellen
[ˈʃaʁfˌʃtɛlən]
The verdict
“scharfstellen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - optische Linsen für eine deutliche Abbildung eines Objektes einstellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-scharfstellen · scharfstellen · German
scharfstellen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | scharfstellen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃaʁfˌʃtɛlən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „scharfstellen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
scharfstellen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃaʁfˌʃtɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "optische Linsen für eine deutliche Abbildung eines Objektes einstellen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for scharfstellen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 scharfstellen, spelled S-C-H-A-R-F-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1optische Linsen für eine deutliche Abbildung eines Objektes einstellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scharfstellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als Autofokus (AF) wird die Technik einer Kamera oder auch anderer optischer Geräte bezeichnet, automatisch auf das Motiv scharfzustellen.
Drücken Sie den Auslöser bis zum ersten Druckpunkt, um scharfzustellen.
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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.