# Schiff

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #27,276

## Definitions
1. A surname from German
2. A surname from German

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Schiff.

## Easily confused with
- **shift** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schiff-vs-shift)
- **stiff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schiff-vs-stiff)
- **sniff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schiff-vs-sniff)
- **scifi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schiff-vs-scifi)
- **scoff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schiff-vs-scoff)
- **skiff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schiff-vs-skiff)
- **schism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schiff-vs-schism)
- **scruff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schiff-vs-scruff)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cshiff`, `scchiff`, `schfif`, `schhiff`, `schif`, `scihff`, `shciff`, `sschiff`

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