Schrift
\ʃrɪft\
The verdict
“Schrift” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Traité, écrit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schrift · Schrift · French
Schrift · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Schrift |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃrɪft\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Schrift is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃrɪft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Schrift has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Schrift, spelled S-C-H-R-I-F-T.
Definition
- 1Traité, écrit.
- 2Écriture : ensemble de caractères pour écrire une ou plusieurs langues.
- 3Écriture : façon d’écrire.
- 4Police d’écriture, police de caractères : ensemble de caractères d’un certain style pour représenter les textes.
- 5Abréviation pour l'Écriture sainte (Heilige Schrift).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schrift appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gibt es jemanden, der alle Schriften Schillers gelesen hat?
Schon früher wurden Schriften Lis zensuriert oder verboten. In einem aufsehenerregenden Buch widersprach er der offiziellen Darstellung, dass die Hungersnot nach dem «Grossen Sprung nach vorn» nicht Mao angelastet werden könne.
Synonyms
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.