Schorf
[ʃɔʁf]
The verdict
“Schorf” 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) - etwas, was sich abschürft, abblättert, etwas, das abgestoßen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-schorf · Schorf · German
Schorf · 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 | Schorf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃɔʁf] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schorf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schorf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃɔʁf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Schorf in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schorf, spelled S-C-H-O-R-F.
Definition
- 1etwas, was sich abschürft, abblättert, etwas, das abgestoßen wird
- 2Räude, Krätze
- 3sich über einer in Heilung begriffenen Wunde befindliche Kruste (Verkrustung) aus geronnenem Blut
- 4Schuppen der Kopfhaut
- 5durch Pilze hervorgerufene Pflanzenkrankheit, die zumeist Auswüchse an Früchten verursacht
- 6Eisenspan, Eisensplitter, der sich beim Schlagen löst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schorf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Schorf bildete sich auf der Wunde.
Das Kind kratzt sich den Schorf auf der unangenehm kitzelnden Wunde ab.
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.