Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schaefer

/ʃˈeɪfɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
schae-fer
IPA
/ʃˈeɪfɚ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Shepherd.

Etymology

From German Schaefer (“shepherd”), an occupational surname; from Middle High German schæfære, from late Old High German scāphare.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Schaefer, schæfære, scāphare

Inflected Forms

Schaefers (plural) Schafer (alternative)

Homonyms

schafer schaffer shafer

Rhymes With

safer wafer shaffer schafer schaffer shafer kafer

Questions

How do you pronounce schaefer?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈeɪfɚ/.
What does schaefer mean?
A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Shepherd.
Where does schaefer come from?
It is traced to German.

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