Schaffhausen
\ʃafˈhaʊ̯zn̩\
The verdict
“Schaffhausen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schaffhouse, en Suisse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schaffhausen · Schaffhausen · French
Schaffhausen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Schaffhausen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ʃafˈhaʊ̯zn̩\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Schaffhausen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʃafˈhaʊ̯zn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Schaffhausen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Schaffhausen, spelled S-C-H-A-F-F-H-A-U-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Schaffhouse, en Suisse.
- 2Quartier de Wadgassen, en Sarre.
- 3Schaffhouse-près-Seltz.
- 4Schaffhouse-sur-Zorn.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schaffhausen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Kanton Schaffhausen ist der nördlichste Kanton der Schweiz.
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.