schimmernde

[ˈʃɪmɐndə]

/[ˈʃɪmɐndə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schimmernde” is uncommon German (frequency #64,676 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,676
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schimmernd

Corpus desk

Index DE-schimmernde · schimmernde · German

schimmernde · rank #64,676 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,676
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schiitische

Nearest frequency peer: schiitische (-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 „schimmernde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schimmernde
PropertyValue
Headwordschimmernde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃɪmɐndə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schimmernde“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schiitische“ (#64,675), „Schlachtschiff“ (#64,677), „Schauspiels“ (#64,674). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schimmernde“ bei #64,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schimmernde is uncommon German at frequency #64,676 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃɪmɐndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schimmernde, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 schimmernde, spelled S-C-H-I-M-M-E-R-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schimmernd
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schimmernd
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schimmernd
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schimmernd
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schimmernd
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schimmernd
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schimmernd
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schimmernd
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schimmernd

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 "schimmernde"?
"schimmernde" is spelled S-C-H-I-M-M-E-R-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɪmɐndə].
What does "schimmernde" mean?
As an adjective, "schimmernde" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schimmernd
How do you pronounce "schimmernde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schimmernde" is [ˈʃɪmɐndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schimmernde" come from?
"schimmernde" 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 "schimmernde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schiitische#64,675Schauspiels#64,674schreibende#64,680Schriftbild#64,681

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list