schmackhaft

[ˈʃmakhaft]

/[ˈʃmakhaft]/ adj

The verdict

“schmackhaft” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,877 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#22,877
frequency rank, German
11
letters
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - angenehm schmeckend; zum Essen oder Trinken reizend, einladend

Key facts for schmackhaft
PropertyValue
Headwordschmackhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃmakhaft]
Letters11
Frequency rank#22,877
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schmackhaft” 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). schmackhaft lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schmackhaft is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃmakhaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,877 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "angenehm schmeckend; zum Essen oder Trinken reizend, einladend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for schmackhaft, with forms such as "cshmackhaft", "scchmackhaft", and "schamckhaft". 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. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schmackhaft, spelled S-C-H-M-A-C-K-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    angenehm schmeckend; zum Essen oder Trinken reizend, einladend

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshmackhaft,scchmackhaft,schamckhaft,schhmackhaft,schmacckhaft,schmachkaft,schmackahft,schmackhafft,schmackhaftt,schmackhatf,schmackhfat,schmackhhaft,schmackkhaft,schmakchaft,schmcakhaft,schmmackhaft,scmhackhaft,shcmackhaft,sschmackhaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schmackhaft - 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.

cshmackhaft2scchmackhaft1schamckhaft2schhmackhaft1schmacckhaft1schmachkaft2schmackahft2schmackhafft1
Edit distance from "schmackhaft"

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 "schmackhaft"?
"schmackhaft" is spelled S-C-H-M-A-C-K-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmakhaft].
What does "schmackhaft" mean?
As an adjective, "schmackhaft" means: angenehm schmeckend; zum Essen oder Trinken reizend, einladend
What are common misspellings of "schmackhaft"?
Common misspellings include "cshmackhaft", "scchmackhaft", "schamckhaft", "schhmackhaft", "schmacckhaft". The correct spelling is "schmackhaft".
How do you pronounce "schmackhaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmackhaft" is [ˈʃmakhaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmackhaft" come from?
"schmackhaft" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “schmackhaft”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-M-A-C-K-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃmakhaft] (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