schraffieren

[ʃʁaˈfiːʁən]

/[ʃʁaˈfiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“schraffieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feine, gewinkelte, gerade, vornehmlich parallele oder gekreuzte Linien in technischen Zeichnungen zur Verdeutlichung von Schnittflächen einzeichnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schraffieren · schraffieren · German

schraffieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • 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.

Key facts for schraffieren
PropertyValue
Headwordschraffieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃʁaˈfiːʁən]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “schraffieren” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

schraffierenschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schraffieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃʁaˈfiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for schraffieren in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schraffieren, spelled S-C-H-R-A-F-F-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    feine, gewinkelte, gerade, vornehmlich parallele oder gekreuzte Linien in technischen Zeichnungen zur Verdeutlichung von Schnittflächen einzeichnen
  2. 2
    mit einer nach DIN 201 festgelegten und genormten Schraffur kennzeichnen
  3. 3
    mittels eng aneinander gesetzten Strichen Grauwerte, Farbtöne und Schattierungen in einer bildlichen Darstellung erzeugen
  4. 4
    auf angewandten Karten, Gebiete mit bestimmten geographischen Eigenschaften mittels feinen, in unterschiedlicher Stärke, Dichte und Richtung angeordneten Schraffen plastisch hervorheben
  5. 5
    die Wappenfarben, etwa einer Schwarz-Weiß-Tinktur oder bei Metallarbeiten, codiert mittels dicht nebeneinander gesetzter Punkte und Striche darstellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Schnittzeichnungen werden häufig schraffiert.
  2. Gase werden in technischen Zeichnungen gesondert durch parallel angeordnete Kreise schraffiert.

Synonyms

ausstrichelnQuasisynonymschattierenschraffen

Antonyms

scharrierenschummern

This word in other languages

hatch(English)achurar(Español)hachurer(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schraffieren"?
"schraffieren" is spelled S-C-H-R-A-F-F-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃʁaˈfiːʁən].
What does "schraffieren" mean?
As a verb, "schraffieren" means: feine, gewinkelte, gerade, vornehmlich parallele oder gekreuzte Linien in technischen Zeichnungen zur Verdeutlichung von Schnittflächen einzeichnen
How do you pronounce "schraffieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schraffieren" is [ʃʁaˈfiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schraffieren" come from?
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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