Schürfung
German, noun[ˈʃʏʁfʊŋ]
Schürfung is spelled S-C-H-Ü-R-F-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 44 million words in written German, the 396,524th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schürfung is a German feminine noun meaning “abrasion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verletzung, die durch Reibung der Haut an einer rauen Oberfläche entstanden ist”.
What does Schürfung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineabrasion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verletzung, die durch Reibung der Haut an einer rauen Oberfläche entstanden ist 2. das Abtragen oder Abbauen von Material
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 Schürfung
- Schürfungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schürfung?
- [ˈʃʏʁfʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schürfung in German?
Schürfung appears about once in every 44 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).