Schriftform

[ˈʃʁɪftˌfɔʁm]

/[ˈʃʁɪftˌfɔʁm]/ noun

The verdict

“Schriftform” is uncommon German (frequency #56,511 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,511
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Art der Gestaltung einer Schriftart

Corpus desk

Index DE-schriftform · Schriftform · German

Schriftform · rank #56,511 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,511
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schornsteine

Nearest frequency peer: Schornsteine (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schriftform“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schriftform“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schriftform
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchriftform
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʁɪftˌfɔʁm]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,511
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schriftform“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schriftformfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schornsteine“ (#56,510), „schuldenfrei“ (#56,512), „schnurstracks“ (#56,509). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schriftform“ bei #56,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schriftform is uncommon German at frequency #56,511 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʁɪftˌfɔʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schriftform, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schriftform, spelled S-C-H-R-I-F-T-F-O-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Art der Gestaltung einer Schriftart
  2. 2
    Schriftart (im Unterschied zu einer anderen)
  3. 3
    in schriftlicher Form

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Allerdings konnten die Schriftformen nicht »Spielball von Laune und Mode« werden, weil sonst auf Grund der damaligen politischen Zwiespältigkeiten die Gefahr bestanden hätte, daß der Süden nicht lesen könnte, was der Norden geschrieben hat.“
  2. „Das Ideal stellt eine rhythmisch wirkende Schrift dar, in der die Schriftform gut von der Bewegung getragen wird, ohne dass eine Formauflösung eintritt.“

This word in other languages

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 "Schriftform"?
"Schriftform" is spelled S-C-H-R-I-F-T-F-O-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁɪftˌfɔʁm].
What does "Schriftform" mean?
As a noun, "Schriftform" means: Art der Gestaltung einer Schriftart
How do you pronounce "Schriftform"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schriftform" is [ˈʃʁɪftˌfɔʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schriftform" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list