Scherge
[ˈʃɛʁɡə]
The verdict
“Scherge” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die Aufträge einer Macht auch gewaltsam ausführt
Corpus desk
Index DE-scherge · Scherge · German
Scherge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Scherge |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɛʁɡə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Scherge“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Scherge is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛʁɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die Aufträge einer Macht auch gewaltsam ausführt".
Scherge has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Scherge, spelled S-C-H-E-R-G-E.
Definition
- 1Person, die Aufträge einer Macht auch gewaltsam ausführt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Scherge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und oft standen sie Hitlers Schergen an Grausamkeit in Nichts nach.“
„Währenddessen setzt meine Monatsblutung ein, doch ich traue mich nicht, bei einem der Schergen um Binden zu bitten.“
This word in other languages
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.