schroff

[ʃʁɔf]

/[ʃʁɔf]/ adj

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The verdict

“schroff” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,900. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,900
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Verhalten hart und unfreundlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-schroff · schroff · German

schroff · rank #44,900 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,900
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schrillen

Nearest frequency peer: schrillen (-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 „schroff“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schroff“ 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).

schroff vs Schrott
57% similar
schroff vs Schiff
57% similar
schroff vs Schaff
57% similar

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

Key facts for schroff
PropertyValue
Headwordschroff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃʁɔf]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,900
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schroff“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schroffliegt 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: „schrillen“ (#44,899), „Schulmeister“ (#44,901), „Schopf“ (#44,898). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schroff“ bei #44,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around schroff (IPA [ʃʁɔf]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,900 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for schroff, with forms such as "cshroff", "scchroff", and "schhroff". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Schrott", "Schiff", "Schaff", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schroff, spelled S-C-H-R-O-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Verhalten hart und unfreundlich
  2. 2
    steil aufsteigend oder abfallend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Person ist sehr schroff.
  2. Wir mussten ziemlich schroffe Felsen überwinden.

This word in other languages

gruff(English)rudo(Español)inamical(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshroff
  • scchroff
  • schhroff
  • schorff
  • schrfof
  • schrof
  • schrroff
  • scrhoff
  • shcroff
  • sschroff

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schroff - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshroff2scchroff1schhroff1schorff2schrfof2schrof1schrroff1scrhoff2
Edit distance from "schroff"

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 "schroff"?
"schroff" is spelled S-C-H-R-O-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃʁɔf].
What does "schroff" mean?
As an adjective, "schroff" means: im Verhalten hart und unfreundlich
What words are commonly confused with "schroff"?
"schroff" is commonly confused with "Schrott", "Schiff", "Schaff". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schroff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schroff" is [ʃʁɔf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schroff" come from?
"schroff" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schools#44,897Seeland#44,908simpler#44,917routing#44,880

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Schopf10 variantssparks10 variantsTerence10 variantsmorgige10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list