schätzen

\ˈʃɛ.t͡sn̩\

/\ˈʃɛ.t͡sn̩\/ verb

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.

Key facts for schätzen
PropertyValue
Headwordschätzen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈʃɛ.t͡sn̩\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « schätzen » en français

schätzensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Apprécier, estimer, déterminer de manière approximative.
  2. 2
    Supposer, penser.
  3. 3
    Établir, fixer une valeur ou un montant à l’aide de connaissances spécialisées.
  4. 4
    Aimer, apprécier, estimer.
  5. 5
    Apprécier, estimer, taxer, évaluer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how schätzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Expertinnen und Experten schätzen, dass 70 Prozent aller abgebrochenen Beziehungen zwischen Eltern und Kindern wieder gekittet werden.
  2. 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.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schätzen"?
"schätzen" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʃɛ.t͡sn̩\.
What does "schätzen" mean?
As a verb, "schätzen" means: Apprécier, estimer, déterminer de manière approximative.
How do you pronounce "schätzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schätzen" is \ˈʃɛ.t͡sn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schätzen" come from?
"schätzen" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list