erschmeicheln
[ɛɐ̯ˈʃmaɪ̯çl̩n]
The verdict
“erschmeicheln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas dadurch bekommen, dass man (wahre oder auch erlogene) Freundlichkeiten (Schmeicheleien) ausspricht
Corpus desk
Index DE-erschmeicheln · erschmeicheln · German
erschmeicheln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | erschmeicheln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈʃmaɪ̯çl̩n] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „erschmeicheln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
erschmeicheln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃmaɪ̯çl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas dadurch bekommen, dass man (wahre oder auch erlogene) Freundlichkeiten (Schmeicheleien) ausspricht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for erschmeicheln, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is erschmeicheln, spelled E-R-S-C-H-M-E-I-C-H-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1etwas dadurch bekommen, dass man (wahre oder auch erlogene) Freundlichkeiten (Schmeicheleien) ausspricht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erschmeicheln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie wollte endlich mal in eigener Regie handeln und erschmeichelte sich Burkhardts Genehmigung.“
„Um diese zwölf Sitze streiten sich nicht weniger den fünfundvierzig Kandidaten, und das Schlimmste ist, daß hinter jedem Kandidaten ein Stimmensammler steht mit erschmeichelten, ertrozten oder gekauften Stimmen.“ (1865)
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.