# Schiefer

> German word · Noun · IPA [ˈʃiːfɐ] · frequency rank #21,760

## Definitions
1. zu dünnen Platten spaltbares Gestein
2. kleiner Splitter, Span

## Easily confused with
- **schier** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schier)
- **Schiffe** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schiffe)
- **schiene** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schiene)
- **schiele** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schiele)
- **schiere** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schiere)
- **schwerer** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schwerer)
- **Schienen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schienen)
- **Schiller** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schiller)
- **schiffen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schiffen)
- **Schilder** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schilder)
- **Schöpfer** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schopfer)
- **Schiffes** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schiffes)
- **Schimmer** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schimmer)
- **Schleier** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schleier)
- **Schwefel** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schwefel)
- **Schiffer** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schiffer)
- **Schläfer** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schlafer)
- **Schreier** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schreier)
- **schliefen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schiefer-vs-schliefen)
- **schief** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/schief-vs-schiefer)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cshiefer`, `scchiefer`, `scheifer`, `schhiefer`, `schieefr`, `schieferr`, `schieffer`, `schiefre`, `schifeer`, `scihefer`, `shciefer`, `sschiefer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/schiefer