Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schafer

/ʃˈeɪfɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: schafer
IPA: /ʃˈeɪfɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

7

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 Schäfer.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Schäfer

Inflected Forms

Schafers (plural) Schaefer (alternative)

Homonyms

schaefer schaffer shafer

Rhymes With

safer wafer schaefer shaffer schaffer shafer kafer

Questions

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

How to pronounce schafer

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