schöpften

[ˈʃœp͡ftn̩]

/[ˈʃœp͡ftn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schöpften” is uncommon German (frequency #84,555 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,555
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schöpfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schopften · schöpften · German

schöpften · rank #84,555 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,555
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schöller

Nearest frequency peer: Schöller (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „schöpften“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „schöpften“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schöpften
PropertyValue
Headwordschöpften
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃœp͡ftn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#84,555
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schöpften“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schöpftenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schöller“ (#84,554), „Seerosen“ (#84,557), „Schwyzer“ (#84,552). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schöpften“ bei #84,555. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schöpften is uncommon German at frequency #84,555 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃœp͡ftn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schöpften, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schöpften, spelled S-C-H-Ö-P-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schöpfen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schöpfen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schöpfen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs 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 "schöpften"?
"schöpften" is spelled S-C-H-Ö-P-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃœp͡ftn̩].
What does "schöpften" mean?
As a verb, "schöpften" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schöpfen
How do you pronounce "schöpften"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schöpften" is [ˈʃœp͡ftn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schöpften" come from?
"schöpften" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schraubte#84,535Slackline#84,577schleiche#84,525schlankes#84,524

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list