schemenhaft

[ˈʃeːmənhaft]

/[ˈʃeːmənhaft]/ adj

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The verdict

“schemenhaft” is uncommon German (frequency #89,522 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,522
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - undeutlich, schattenhaft, wie ein Schemen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schemenhaft · schemenhaft · German

schemenhaft · rank #89,522 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,522
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schakal

Nearest frequency peer: Schakal (-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 „schemenhaft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schemenhaft
PropertyValue
Headwordschemenhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃeːmənhaft]
Letters11
Frequency rank#89,522
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schemenhaft“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schakal“ (#89,521), „Schenefeld“ (#89,523), „Schachtes“ (#89,520). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schemenhaft“ bei #89,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schemenhaft is uncommon German at frequency #89,522 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃeːmənhaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "undeutlich, schattenhaft, wie ein Schemen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for schemenhaft in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 schemenhaft, spelled S-C-H-E-M-E-N-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    undeutlich, schattenhaft, wie ein Schemen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Mann war im Nebel nur schemenhaft zu erkennen.

Synonyms

nebelhaft

This word in other languages

vaguement(Français)

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 "schemenhaft"?
"schemenhaft" is spelled S-C-H-E-M-E-N-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃeːmənhaft].
What does "schemenhaft" mean?
As an adjective, "schemenhaft" means: undeutlich, schattenhaft, wie ein Schemen
How do you pronounce "schemenhaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schemenhaft" is [ˈʃeːmənhaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schemenhaft" come from?
"schemenhaft" 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 "schemenhaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schirmmütze#89,525schleimigen#89,527schlenderte#89,528Rückenmarks#89,512

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list