schemenhaft

[ˈʃeːmənhaft]

/[ˈʃeːmənhaft]/ adj

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The verdict

“schemenhaft” is an uncommon German word, ranked #89,522 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#89,522
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - undeutlich, schattenhaft, wie ein Schemen

Key facts for schemenhaft
PropertyValue
Headwordschemenhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃeːmənhaft]
Letters11
Frequency rank#89,522
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schemenhaft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schemenhaft lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schemenhaft is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃeːmənhaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #89,522 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “schemenhaft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-E-M-E-N-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃeːmənhaft] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list