Schaden
\ˈʃaːdn̩\
The verdict
“Schaden” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En général, un détriment, un dommage, une atteinte, matérielle ou immatérielle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schaden · Schaden · French
Schaden · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Schaden |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʃaːdn̩\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Schaden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʃaːdn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schaden, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Schaden, spelled S-C-H-A-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1En général, un détriment, un dommage, une atteinte, matérielle ou immatérielle.
- 2Concrètement, un dommage, un dégât à une partie du corps.
- 3Concrètement, un dommage, un dégât à un objet.
- 4Un dommage, un préjudice.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schaden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wer den Schaden hat, braucht für den Spott nicht zu sorgen.
Ein gesunder Testosteronspiegel kann schweren Krankheiten vorbeugen. Etwa Diabetes oder Stoffwechselstörungen, die zu Übergewicht und organischen Schäden führen können.
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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.