Ränkeschmied
[ˈʁɛŋkəˌʃmiːt]
The verdict
“Ränkeschmied” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die heimlich Pläne schmiedet, um anderen zu schaden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ränkeschmied |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛŋkəˌʃmiːt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ränkeschmied” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ränkeschmied is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛŋkəˌʃmiːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die heimlich Pläne schmiedet, um anderen zu schaden".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ränkeschmied, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Ränkeschmied, spelled R-Ä-N-K-E-S-C-H-M-I-E-D.
Definition
- 1Person, die heimlich Pläne schmiedet, um anderen zu schaden
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Ränkeschmied”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-Ä-N-K-E-S-C-H-M-I-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʁɛŋkəˌʃmiːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.