scherzte

[ˈʃɛʁt͡stə]

/[ˈʃɛʁt͡stə]/ verb

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The verdict

“scherzte” is uncommon German (frequency #58,256 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,256
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scherzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-scherzte · scherzte · German

scherzte · rank #58,256 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,256
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schichtdienst

Nearest frequency peer: Schichtdienst (+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 „scherzte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for scherzte
PropertyValue
Headwordscherzte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃɛʁt͡stə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,256
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „scherzte“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).scherztefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schichtdienst“ (#58,257), „Schaltfläche“ (#58,254), „Schiffsverkehr“ (#58,258). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „scherzte“ bei #58,256. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

scherzte is uncommon German at frequency #58,256 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃɛʁt͡stə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for scherzte in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is scherzte, spelled S-C-H-E-R-Z-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scherzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scherzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scherzen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scherzen

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 "scherzte"?
"scherzte" is spelled S-C-H-E-R-Z-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛʁt͡stə].
What does "scherzte" mean?
As a verb, "scherzte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs scherzen
How do you pronounce "scherzte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "scherzte" is [ˈʃɛʁt͡stə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "scherzte" come from?
"scherzte" 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 "scherzte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sandberg#58,248rotbraun#58,232rostigen#58,231rollende#58,229

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list