schofelig
[ˈʃoːfəlɪç]
The verdict
“schofelig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - in empörender, verachtenswürdiger oder ähnlicher Art und Weise böse, minderwertig, niederträchtig, schäbig
Corpus desk
Index DE-schofelig · schofelig · German
schofelig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | schofelig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃoːfəlɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schofelig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schofelig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃoːfəlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
schofelig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is schofelig, spelled S-C-H-O-F-E-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1in empörender, verachtenswürdiger oder ähnlicher Art und Weise böse, minderwertig, niederträchtig, schäbig
- 2in beschämender Weise kleinlich, geizig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schofelig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dass die sich noch immer als Sat.1-ler und sonst gar nichts fühlenden MitarbeiterInnen [sic] sich jetzt nicht mal im eigenen Programm feiern dürfen, ist schofelig.“
„Nun wüten Fans gegen die hohen Ticketpreise. Wie schofelig!“
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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.