Schur

[ʃuːɐ̯]

/[ʃuːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schur” is uncommon German (frequency #62,833 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,833
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Gewinnung von Wolle

Corpus desk

Index DE-schur · Schur · German

Schur · rank #62,833 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,833
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwefeldioxid

Nearest frequency peer: Schwefeldioxid (+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 „Schur“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schur
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃuːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,833
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schur“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schurfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schwefeldioxid“ (#62,834), „Schuldgefühlen“ (#62,831), „schweigsam“ (#62,835). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schur“ bei #62,833. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schur is uncommon German at frequency #62,833 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Schur in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schur, spelled S-C-H-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gewinnung von Wolle
  2. 2
    die bei der Schur ^([1]) gewonnene Wolle
  3. 3
    das Kürzen des Haupthaares bis kurz über die Kopfhaut
  4. 4
    das Kürzen von Pflanzenteilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Schafskälte ist eine meteorologische Singularität, die oft kurz nach der Schur der Schafe auftritt.
  2. Für Schäfer wird es zunehmend schwieriger, die Schur abzusetzen.

Synonyms

Kopfschur

This word in other languages

tonte(Français)

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 "Schur"?
"Schur" is spelled S-C-H-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃuːɐ̯].
What does "Schur" mean?
As a noun, "Schur" means: die Gewinnung von Wolle
How do you pronounce "Schur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schur" is [ʃuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schur" come from?
"Schur" 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 "Schur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rüpel#62,818rühre#62,817Rumba#62,810sneak#62,863

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list