Schraffur
[ʃʁaˈfuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Schraffur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Fläche bildendes Muster aus parallelen Linien
Corpus desk
Index DE-schraffur · Schraffur · German
Schraffur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schraffur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃʁaˈfuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schraffur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schraffur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃʁaˈfuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Fläche bildendes Muster aus parallelen Linien".
Schraffur has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Schraffur, spelled S-C-H-R-A-F-F-U-R.
Definition
- 1eine Fläche bildendes Muster aus parallelen Linien
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schraffur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es verdrängt das Nichts, indem es sich Bahn bricht und durch die Ritzen der schwarzen Schraffur zum Vorschein tritt.“
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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.