schimmern

[ˈʃɪmɐn]

/[ˈʃɪmɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“schimmern” is an uncommon German word, ranked #50,860 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#50,860
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schwach glänzen oder leuchten

Key facts for schimmern
PropertyValue
Headwordschimmern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃɪmɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,860
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schimmern” 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). schimmern 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 schimmern is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃɪmɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,860 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

schimmern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schimmern, spelled S-C-H-I-M-M-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    schwach glänzen oder leuchten
  2. 2
    durch etwas anderes schwach sichtbar sein

Synonyms

erglimmendurchscheinendurchschimmern

Antonyms

strahlen

This word in other languages

gleam(English)scintiller(Français)brilhar(Português)

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 "schimmern"?
"schimmern" is spelled S-C-H-I-M-M-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪmɐn].
What does "schimmern" mean?
As a verb, "schimmern" means: schwach glänzen oder leuchten
How do you pronounce "schimmern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schimmern" is [ˈʃɪmɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schimmern" come from?
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Using “schimmern”

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

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