schelten
[ˈʃɛltn̩]
The verdict
“schelten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schimpfen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schelten · schelten · German
schelten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | schelten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃɛltn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schelten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schelten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃɛltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schelten, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schelten, spelled S-C-H-E-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1schimpfen
- 2ausschimpfen, schmähen
- 3jemanden als etwas bezeichnen
- 4tadeln, Kritik üben
- 5fluchen, lästern
- 6jemanden mit einem Spottnamen belegen
- 7jemandem einen ehrenwerten Titel verleihen, um damit auszudrücken, dass dies eigentlich unverdient ist
- 8sich mit jemandem zanken
- 9anklagen
- 10einen unredlichen Handwerker aus der Innung ausschließen und durch Treibebriefe von Ort zu Ort verfolgen
- 11jemanden für unehrlich erklären, bescholten machen
- 12jemanden von einer Strafe freisprechen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schelten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Arnd schalt, weil niemand ihm zu Hilfe eilte, als er in die Baugrube gefallen war.
Ich schelte ihn nicht, obwohl er meinen Spitzer verloren hat.
Antonyms
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.