schuftig
[ˈʃʊftɪç]
The verdict
“schuftig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Gesinnung und Handlungen niederträchtig
Corpus desk
Index DE-schuftig · schuftig · German
schuftig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | schuftig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊftɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schuftig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schuftig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃʊftɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Gesinnung und Handlungen niederträchtig".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schuftig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schuftig, spelled S-C-H-U-F-T-I-G.
Definition
- 1in Gesinnung und Handlungen niederträchtig
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schuftig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Grießer, oft genug nur in Schablonenrollen besetzt, gelingt es tatsächlich, dass der Hörer ihm zwei sich prinzipiell ausschließende menschliche Dispositionen abnimmt: den schuftigen Lügner und die ehrliche Haut.
Und ausgerechnet Nike Wagner, Urenkelin des großen Komponisten, die als Hamburger Kultursenatorin im Gespräch ist, soll diesem schuftigen Spiel den Glanz ihres Namens geben?
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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.