schaffen
\ˈʃafn̩\
The verdict
“schaffen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Créer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schaffen · schaffen · French
schaffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | schaffen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃafn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « schaffen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
schaffen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃafn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Créer.".
schaffen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is schaffen, spelled S-C-H-A-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1Créer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schaffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Anfang schuf Gott Himmel und Erde.
Die Schweiz gehört zu den Gründungsmitgliedern der IEA, die 1974 als Reaktion auf die Ölkrise geschaffen wurde.
Antonyms
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.