schillernd

[ˈʃɪlɐnt]

/[ˈʃɪlɐnt]/ adj

The verdict

“schillernd” is uncommon German (frequency #96,199 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,199
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unstet glänzend

Corpus desk

Index DE-schillernd · schillernd · German

schillernd · rank #96,199 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,199
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schiffmann

Nearest frequency peer: Schiffmann (-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 „schillernd“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schillernd
PropertyValue
Headwordschillernd
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃɪlɐnt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,199
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schillernd“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schillerndfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schiffmann“ (#96,198), „Schlachthöfen“ (#96,200), „Schierling“ (#96,197). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schillernd“ bei #96,199. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schillernd is uncommon German at frequency #96,199 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃɪlɐnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schillernd, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schillernd, spelled S-C-H-I-L-L-E-R-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    unstet glänzend
  2. 2
    schwer durchschaubar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die schillernde Oberfläche von Seifenblasen begeistert Kinder schon seit Jahrzehnten.“ (Bildunterschrift)
  2. „Die schillerndste Figur der antikolonialen Bewegung allerdings war Hoang Hoa Tham, besser bekannt als De Tham oder Tiger von Yen The.“

Synonyms

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); 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 "schillernd"?
"schillernd" is spelled S-C-H-I-L-L-E-R-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪlɐnt].
What does "schillernd" mean?
As an adjective, "schillernd" means: unstet glänzend
How do you pronounce "schillernd"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schillernd" is [ˈʃɪlɐnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schillernd" come from?
"schillernd" 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 "schillernd", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list