schöpfen

[ˈʃœp͡fn̩]

/[ˈʃœp͡fn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schöpfen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,127
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas aus einer großen Menge Flüssigkeit entnehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schopfen · schöpfen · German

schöpfen · rank #17,127 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,127
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schärfe

Nearest frequency peer: schärfe (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “schöpfen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “schöpfen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schöpfen vs shoppen
63% similar
schöpfen vs stopfen
63% similar
schöpfen vs schöpft
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schöpfen
PropertyValue
Headwordschöpfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃœp͡fn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,127
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “schöpfen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schöpfenliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „schärfe“ (#17,126), „selbstständigen“ (#17,128), „schwächeren“ (#17,125). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around schöpfen (IPA [ˈʃœp͡fn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,127 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for schöpfen, with forms such as "cshöpfen", "scchöpfen", and "schhöpfen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "shoppen", "stopfen", "schöpft", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schöpfen, spelled S-C-H-Ö-P-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas aus einer großen Menge Flüssigkeit entnehmen
  2. 2
    etwas aus einer großen Menge Flüssigkeit entnehmen
  3. 3
    etwas aus einer großen Menge Flüssigkeit entnehmen
  4. 4
    Luft einatmen
  5. 5
    gewinnen, beziehen
  6. 6
    trinken
  7. 7
    herstellen durch Gießen von Papierbrei auf eine Formplatte
  8. 8
    etwas (er-)schaffen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how schöpfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie schöpfte einen Eimer Wasser aus dem Brunnen.
  2. Er schöpfte das Laub aus dem Pool.

Synonyms

fischenerschaffenkreierenschaffen

Antonyms

vernichtenzerstören

This word in other languages

draw(English)crear(Español)puiser(Français)criar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshöpfen
  • scchöpfen
  • schhöpfen
  • schpöfen
  • schöfpen
  • schöpefn
  • schöpfenn
  • schöpffen
  • schöpfne
  • schöppfen
  • scöhpfen
  • shcöpfen
  • sschöpfen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schöpfen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshöpfen2scchöpfen1schhöpfen1schpöfen2schöfpen2schöpefn2schöpfenn1schöpffen1
Edit distance from "schöpfen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schöpfen"?
"schöpfen" is spelled S-C-H-Ö-P-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃœp͡fn̩].
What does "schöpfen" mean?
As a verb, "schöpfen" means: etwas aus einer großen Menge Flüssigkeit entnehmen
What words are commonly confused with "schöpfen"?
"schöpfen" is commonly confused with "shoppen", "stopfen", "schöpft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schöpfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schöpfen" is [ˈʃœp͡fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schöpfen" come from?
"schöpfen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schöpfen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Simpsons#17,132räumlich#17,116Talkshow#17,148Pyramide#17,103

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

reguliert13 variantsTurnieren13 variantsTöchtern13 variantsVorläufer13 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "schöpfen". Here's where to go from here.

  • "schöpfen" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "shoppen". View pair
  • 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #17,127 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list