Schurkin
[ˈʃʊʁkɪn]
The verdict
“Schurkin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - weiblicher Schurke
Corpus desk
Index DE-schurkin · Schurkin · German
Schurkin · 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 | Schurkin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊʁkɪn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schurkin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schurkin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃʊʁkɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weiblicher Schurke".
Zero misspellings are on record for Schurkin in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schurkin, spelled S-C-H-U-R-K-I-N.
Definition
- 1weiblicher Schurke
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schurkin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn es denn eine Schurkin in der ganzen Geschichte gab, dann war es die Schwiegertochter.
„Es war die Hauswirtin, die sich als Schurkin erwies.“
This word in other languages
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.