how to pronounce schäfer

/ˈʃeːfɐ/

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schäfer is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of schäfer in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… ich frage nur mal kurz schäfer habe aber …”

meanings of schäfer

noun:

Shepherd.

name:

An occupational surname, from occupations.

schäfer frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word schäfer occurs in german on average 3.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.