schauderhaft
[ˈʃaʊ̯dɐhaft]
The verdict
“schauderhaft” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - 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) - sehr negative Gefühle auslösend: Ekel, Angst oder sehr große Besorgnis
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schauderhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃaʊ̯dɐhaft] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schauderhaft” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schauderhaft is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃaʊ̯dɐhaft]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
schauderhaft has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schauderhaft, spelled S-C-H-A-U-D-E-R-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1sehr negative Gefühle auslösend: Ekel, Angst oder sehr große Besorgnis
- 2großes Missfallen hervorrufend: sehr hässlich oder sehr unangenehm
- 3sehr
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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.
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Using “schauderhaft”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-A-U-D-E-R-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃaʊ̯dɐhaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.