Schöps
[ʃœps]
The verdict
“Schöps” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kastriertes, verschnittenes männliches Schaf (Widder, Bock)
Corpus desk
Index DE-schops · Schöps · German
Schöps · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Schöps |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃœps] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schöps“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schöps is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃœps]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Schöps in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schöps, spelled S-C-H-Ö-P-S.
Definition
- 1kastriertes, verschnittenes männliches Schaf (Widder, Bock)
- 2das zubereitete oder zur Zubereitung vorgesehene Fleisch eines Schöpses^([1])
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schöps appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir bekamen Schöps und Ziege vorgesetzt, dazu servierte man uns ungefragt einen Obstbrand.
Synonyms
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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.