# Schaefer

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #31,750

## Definitions
1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Shepherd.

## Etymology
From German Schaefer (“shepherd”), an occupational surname; from Middle High German schæfære, from late Old High German scāphare.

## Easily confused with
- **Scheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schaefer-vs-scheer)
- **Shaffer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schaefer-vs-shaffer)
- **Schafer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schaefer-vs-schafer)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cshaefer`, `scahefer`, `scchaefer`, `schaeefr`, `schaeferr`, `schaeffer`, `schaefre`, `schafeer`, `scheafer`, `schhaefer`, `shcaefer`, `sschaefer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/schaefer