Drogenschmuggel

[ˈdʁoːɡn̩ˌʃmʊɡl̩]

/[ˈdʁoːɡn̩ˌʃmʊɡl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drogenschmuggel” is uncommon German (frequency #87,604 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,604
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heimlicher, rechtswidriger Transport von Rauschmitteln

Corpus desk

Index DE-drogenschmuggel · Drogenschmuggel · German

Drogenschmuggel · rank #87,604 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,604
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drilling

Nearest frequency peer: Drilling (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Drogenschmuggel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Drogenschmuggel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Drogenschmuggel
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrogenschmuggel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁoːɡn̩ˌʃmʊɡl̩]
Letters15
Frequency rank#87,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Drogenschmuggel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Drogenschmuggelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Drilling“ (#87,603), „druckfrisch“ (#87,605), „Drehbeginn“ (#87,602). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Drogenschmuggel“ bei #87,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Drogenschmuggel is uncommon German at frequency #87,604 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁoːɡn̩ˌʃmʊɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "heimlicher, rechtswidriger Transport von Rauschmitteln".

Drogenschmuggel has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Drogenschmuggel, spelled D-R-O-G-E-N-S-C-H-M-U-G-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    heimlicher, rechtswidriger Transport von Rauschmitteln

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Drogenschmuggel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Nicht alle Kampfparteien in Syrien verdienen am Drogenschmuggel.“

Synonyms

RauschgiftschmuggelSuchtgiftschmuggel

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Drogenschmuggel"?
"Drogenschmuggel" is spelled D-R-O-G-E-N-S-C-H-M-U-G-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁoːɡn̩ˌʃmʊɡl̩].
What does "Drogenschmuggel" mean?
As a noun, "Drogenschmuggel" means: heimlicher, rechtswidriger Transport von Rauschmitteln
How do you pronounce "Drogenschmuggel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drogenschmuggel" is [ˈdʁoːɡn̩ˌʃmʊɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drogenschmuggel" come from?
"Drogenschmuggel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Drogenschmuggel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dahinterstecken#87,570Cybersicherheit#87,568charismatischer#87,547Bürokratieabbau#87,537

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list