Schrift

[ʃʁɪft]

/[ʃʁɪft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schrift” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,845. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,845
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - System von Zeichen (zum Beispiel Buchstaben oder Symbolen) zum Festhalten von Sprache

Corpus desk

Index DE-schrift · Schrift · German

Schrift · rank #3,845 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,845
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH römischen

Nearest frequency peer: römischen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schrift“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schrift“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schrift vs script
57% similar
Schrift vs Schritt
86% similar
Schrift vs Schrott
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schrift
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchrift
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃʁɪft]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,845
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schrift“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schriftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „römischen“ (#3,844), „Schwarzer“ (#3,846), „Reihen“ (#3,843). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schrift“ bei #3,845. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Schrift (IPA [ʃʁɪft]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,845 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schrift, with forms such as "cshrift", "scchrift", and "schhrift". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "script", "Schritt", "Schrott", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Schrift, spelled S-C-H-R-I-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    System von Zeichen (zum Beispiel Buchstaben oder Symbolen) zum Festhalten von Sprache
  2. 2
    eine bestimmte Art zu schreiben
  3. 3
    beim Druck oder im Computer eingesetzte Schrift bestimmten Aussehens
  4. 4
    ein meist bekanntes Buch oder im Plural, die Gesamtheit der Schriften eines bestimmten Autors
  5. 5
    kurz für die heilige Schrift (religiöses Buch)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die kyrillische Schrift ist, wie die griechische, eine nicht-lateinische Schrift.
  2. „Schrift muß also als Medium einer Kommunikationsform eigenen Rechts begriffen und untersucht werden und nicht nur als unzulängliches Instrument der Aufzeichnung der Rede.“

Synonyms

HandschriftGekliereGekritzelGeschreibselGeschriebselKlaueSchreibartSchreibweiseFontGussLetterSchriftartSchriftschnittTypeArbeitAufsatzBeitragBuchDokumentationDruckwerkPublikationSchriftstückTraktatUntersuchungUrkundeVeröffentlichungWerkBibelEvangeliumThora

This word in other languages

script(English)escritura(Español)écriture(Français)escrita(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshrift
  • scchrift
  • schhrift
  • schirft
  • schrfit
  • schrifft
  • schriftt
  • schritf
  • schrrift
  • scrhift
  • shcrift
  • sschrift

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schrift - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshrift2scchrift1schhrift1schirft2schrfit2schrifft1schriftt1schritf2
Edit distance from "Schrift"

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 "Schrift"?
"Schrift" is spelled S-C-H-R-I-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃʁɪft].
What does "Schrift" mean?
As a noun, "Schrift" means: System von Zeichen (zum Beispiel Buchstaben oder Symbolen) zum Festhalten von Sprache
What words are commonly confused with "Schrift"?
"Schrift" is commonly confused with "script", "Schritt", "Schrott". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schrift"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schrift" is [ʃʁɪft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schrift" come from?
"Schrift" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Quatsch#3,842Manfred#3,830Aspekte#3,867gerufen#3,816

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Mercedes12 variantsverlässt12 variantsjüngeren12 variantsintensiv12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list