Schmachtfetzen
[ˈʃmaxtˌfɛt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“Schmachtfetzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - übermäßig gefühliges Werk (Buch, Film, …)
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmachtfetzen · Schmachtfetzen · German
Schmachtfetzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schmachtfetzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmaxtˌfɛt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmachtfetzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schmachtfetzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃmaxtˌfɛt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "übermäßig gefühliges Werk (Buch, Film, …)".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schmachtfetzen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schmachtfetzen, spelled S-C-H-M-A-C-H-T-F-E-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1übermäßig gefühliges Werk (Buch, Film, …)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schmachtfetzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es war einer der Schmachtfetzen, die manchmal mehr ans Herz griffen als alle Nocturnen von Chopin.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.