Schaufel
\ˈʃaʊ̯fl̩\
The verdict
“Schaufel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Pelle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schaufel · Schaufel · French
Schaufel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Schaufel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʃaʊ̯fl̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Schaufel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʃaʊ̯fl̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schaufel, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Schaufel, spelled S-C-H-A-U-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1Pelle.
- 2Pale (d’une hélice), aube (d’une turbine), ailette.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schaufel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er gräbt mit einer Schaufel.
Das Kind hat mit der Schaufel und dem Eimer im Sandkasten gespielt.
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.