Schärfung
[ˈʃɛʁfʊŋ]
The verdict
“Schärfung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang des Schärfens
Corpus desk
Index DE-scharfung · Schärfung · German
Schärfung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Schärfung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɛʁfʊŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schärfung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schärfung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛʁfʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Schärfung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schärfung, spelled S-C-H-Ä-R-F-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Vorgang des Schärfens
- 2Verdopplung eines Konsonanten, wenn es für ein Wort eine Form mit Silbengelenk gibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schärfung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dehnung und Schärfung bilden einen Kernbereich bei den Rechtschreibschwierigkeiten im Deutschen.“
„Das Schriftsystem des Deutschen stellt allerdings einige Mittel bereit, um zu einer relativen Eindeutigkeit der Wortrekodierung zu gelangen. Diese Mittel werden traditionellerweise mit den Termini Dehnung und Schärfung belegt.“
Antonyms
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.