schmähend

[ˈʃmɛːənt]

/[ˈʃmɛːənt]/ adj

The verdict

“schmähend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand oder etwas durch Reden herabwürdigend

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmahend · schmähend · German

schmähend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for schmähend
PropertyValue
Headwordschmähend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃmɛːənt]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmähend“ im Deutschen

schmähendsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmähend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃmɛːənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand oder etwas durch Reden herabwürdigend".

Zero misspellings are on record for schmähend in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is schmähend, spelled S-C-H-M-Ä-H-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand oder etwas durch Reden herabwürdigend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how schmähend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Das Substantiv Schmähung dagegen wurde vom Verb abgeleitet (nicht vom Adjektiv) und bezeichnet einerseits die Tätigkeit des Schmähens, andererseits ein schmähendes Wort, einen schmähenden Ausdruck, eine schmähende Rede, Aussage, Beschuldigung etc.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schmähend"?
"schmähend" is spelled S-C-H-M-Ä-H-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmɛːənt].
What does "schmähend" mean?
As an adjective, "schmähend" means: jemand oder etwas durch Reden herabwürdigend
How do you pronounce "schmähend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmähend" is [ˈʃmɛːənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmähend" come from?
"schmähend" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list