Scheuerfrau
[ˈʃɔɪ̯ɐˌfʁaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Scheuerfrau” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frau, die beruflich Räume säubert
Corpus desk
Index DE-scheuerfrau · Scheuerfrau · German
Scheuerfrau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Scheuerfrau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɔɪ̯ɐˌfʁaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Scheuerfrau“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Scheuerfrau is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɔɪ̯ɐˌfʁaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Frau, die beruflich Räume säubert".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Scheuerfrau, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Scheuerfrau, spelled S-C-H-E-U-E-R-F-R-A-U.
Definition
- 1Frau, die beruflich Räume säubert
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Scheuerfrau appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie stand sehr schmal und fragil vor der leuchtenden Lichtwand der Wolkenkratzer, in denen die tausend Scheuerfrauen den Schmutz eines Büroalltags wegspülten und dabei den Himmel mit Magie füllten.“
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.