Sehschärfe

[ˈzeːˌʃɛʁfə]

/[ˈzeːˌʃɛʁfə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sehschärfe” is uncommon German (frequency #80,913 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,913
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausmaß der Fähigkeit eines Lebewesens, die Konturen in seinem Sichtfeld deutlich wahrnehmen zu können

Corpus desk

Index DE-sehscharfe · Sehschärfe · German

Sehschärfe · rank #80,913 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,913
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seelöwen

Nearest frequency peer: Seelöwen (-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 „Sehschärfe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sehschärfe
PropertyValue
HeadwordSehschärfe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːˌʃɛʁfə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#80,913
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sehschärfe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sehschärfefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Seelöwen“ (#80,912), „Seienden“ (#80,915), „seismische“ (#80,916). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sehschärfe“ bei #80,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sehschärfe is uncommon German at frequency #80,913 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːˌʃɛʁfə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ausmaß der Fähigkeit eines Lebewesens, die Konturen in seinem Sichtfeld deutlich wahrnehmen zu können".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sehschärfe, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sehschärfe, spelled S-E-H-S-C-H-Ä-R-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausmaß der Fähigkeit eines Lebewesens, die Konturen in seinem Sichtfeld deutlich wahrnehmen zu können

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mit dem Alter lässt häufig auch die Sehschärfe nach.

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 "Sehschärfe"?
"Sehschärfe" is spelled S-E-H-S-C-H-Ä-R-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːˌʃɛʁfə].
What does "Sehschärfe" mean?
As a noun, "Sehschärfe" means: Ausmaß der Fähigkeit eines Lebewesens, die Konturen in seinem Sichtfeld deutlich wahrnehmen zu können
How do you pronounce "Sehschärfe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sehschärfe" is [ˈzeːˌʃɛʁfə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sehschärfe" come from?
"Sehschärfe" 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 "Sehschärfe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seismische#80,916scientists#80,905Silbermann#80,924Spaltungen#80,937

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list