schroff
\ʃʁɔf\
The verdict
“schroff” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Rude, raide, escarpé, abrupt.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schroff · schroff · French
schroff · 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 | schroff |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʃʁɔf\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « schroff » en français
Rare enough to double-check
schroff is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃʁɔf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
schroff doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is schroff, spelled S-C-H-R-O-F-F.
Definition
- 1Rude, raide, escarpé, abrupt.
- 2Inamical, rude, peu aimable.
- 3Abrupt, brusque, heurté.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schroff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir mussten ziemlich schroffe Felsen überwinden.
Detlef hat Emma seine Gefühle gestanden, aber Emma hat ihm eine ziemlich schroffe Absage erteilt.
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.