schimmernd

[ˈʃɪmɐnt]

/[ˈʃɪmɐnt]/ verb

The verdict

“schimmernd” is uncommon German (frequency #99,043 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,043
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs schimmern

Corpus desk

Index DE-schimmernd · schimmernd · German

schimmernd · rank #99,043 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,043
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schillings

Nearest frequency peer: Schillings (-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 „schimmernd“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schimmernd
PropertyValue
Headwordschimmernd
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃɪmɐnt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,043
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schimmernd“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schimmerndfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schillings“ (#99,042), „Scherzkeks“ (#99,041), „Scherereien“ (#99,040). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schimmernd“ bei #99,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schimmernd is uncommon German at frequency #99,043 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃɪmɐnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs schimmern".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schimmernd, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 schimmernd, spelled S-C-H-I-M-M-E-R-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs schimmern

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 "schimmernd"?
"schimmernd" is spelled S-C-H-I-M-M-E-R-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪmɐnt].
What does "schimmernd" mean?
As a verb, "schimmernd" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs schimmern
How do you pronounce "schimmernd"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schimmernd" is [ˈʃɪmɐnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schimmernd" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schimmernd", 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