schadenfroh
\ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁoː\
The verdict
“schadenfroh” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se réjouit du malheur des autres.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schadenfroh · schadenfroh · French
schadenfroh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | schadenfroh |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁoː\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
schadenfroh is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁoː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui se réjouit du malheur des autres.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schadenfroh, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 schadenfroh, spelled S-C-H-A-D-E-N-F-R-O-H.
Definition
- 1Qui se réjouit du malheur des autres.
Synonyms
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.