Schufterei
German, noun/ʃʊftəˈʁaɪ̯/
Schufterei is spelled S-C-H-U-F-T-E-R-E-I (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 170,338th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schufterei is a German feminine noun meaning “hard work” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “anstrengendes Arbeiten”.
What does Schufterei mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialfemininehard work
noun
- 1
femininea villainous act
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. anstrengendes Arbeiten 2. gemeine Handlung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schufterei
- Schuftereien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schufterei?
- /ʃʊftəˈʁaɪ̯/
- [ʃʊftəˈʁaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schufterei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schufterei in German?
Schufterei appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).