Schimmel
[ˈʃɪml̩]
The verdict
“Schimmel” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,818. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,818
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weißes Pferd
Corpus desk
Index DE-schimmel · Schimmel · German
Schimmel · rank #16,818 · 11 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,818
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Scheck
Nearest frequency peer: Scheck (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schimmel“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- sauberen
sauberen
83,186 corpus weight
- save
save
83,185 corpus weight
- Scheck
Scheck
83,184 corpus weight
- Schimmel
Schimmel
83,183 corpus weight
- Schlitten
Schlitten
83,182 corpus weight
- schnappt
schnappt
83,181 corpus weight
What this shows „Schimmel“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schimmel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃɪml̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #16,818 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schimmel“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Schimmel (IPA [ˈʃɪml̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,818 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weißes Pferd".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schimmel, with forms such as "cshimmel", "scchimmel", and "schhimmel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Schirme", "schlimme", "Schimmer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schimmel, spelled S-C-H-I-M-M-E-L.
Definition
- 1weißes Pferd
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schimmel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mata, eine hübsche, hellhäutige Frau, saß auf einem Schimmel; Grifone, ein muskulöser, dunkelhäutiger Mann, auf einem Rappen.“
„Ihm folgen auf einem bräunlichen und rötlichen Schimmel ein Offizier und ein weiterer Adjutand.“
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cshimmel
- scchimmel
- schhimmel
- schimel
- schimeml
- schimmell
- schimmle
- schmimel
- scihmmel
- shcimmel
- sschimmel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schimmel - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schimmel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).