Schönschrift
German, noun/ˈʃøːnˌʃʁɪft/
Schönschrift is spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-S-C-H-R-I-F-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 189,851st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schönschrift is a German feminine noun meaning “style of handwriting with (almost) perfectly formed letters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ästhetisch schöne, besonders sorgfältig ausgeführte Schrift”.
What does Schönschrift mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininestyle of handwriting with (almost) perfectly formed letters
- 2
feminineelegant style of handwriting, calligraphy
- 3
femininecalligraphic font
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ästhetisch schöne, besonders sorgfältig ausgeführte Schrift 2. sorgfältige Abschrift von einer Kladde
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schönschrift
- Schönschriften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schönschrift?
- /ˈʃøːnˌʃʁɪft/
- [ˈʃøːnˌʃʁɪft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schönschrift
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schönschrift in German?
Schönschrift appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).