schuften
\ˈʃʊftn̩\
The verdict
“schuften” 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) - Travailler, bosser dur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schuften · schuften · French
schuften · 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 | schuften |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃʊftn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « schuften » en français
Rare enough to double-check
schuften is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃʊftn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Travailler, bosser dur.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for schuften in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is schuften, spelled S-C-H-U-F-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Travailler, bosser dur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schuften appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Detlef schuftet ohne zu murren von früh bis spät in der Werkstatt, aber Büroarbeit verabscheut er.
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.