schätzen
\ˈʃɛ.t͡sn̩\
The verdict
“schätzen” 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) - Apprécier, estimer, déterminer de manière approximative.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schatzen · schätzen · French
schätzen · 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 | schätzen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃɛ.t͡sn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
schätzen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃɛ.t͡sn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for schätzen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 schätzen, spelled S-C-H-Ä-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Apprécier, estimer, déterminer de manière approximative.
- 2Supposer, penser.
- 3Établir, fixer une valeur ou un montant à l’aide de connaissances spécialisées.
- 4Aimer, apprécier, estimer.
- 5Apprécier, estimer, taxer, évaluer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schätzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Expertinnen und Experten schätzen, dass 70 Prozent aller abgebrochenen Beziehungen zwischen Eltern und Kindern wieder gekittet werden.
Die amerikanischen Behörden schätzen, daß es in den USA rund 15 Millionen regelmäßige Konsumenten von Kokain gibt. Die gleichen Quellen beziffern die Zahl der Heroinsüchtigen in den USA auf 1,5 Millionen.
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.