Schmähungen

[ˈʃmɛːʊŋən]

/[ˈʃmɛːʊŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schmähungen” is uncommon German (frequency #94,836 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,836
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schmähung

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmahungen · Schmähungen · German

Schmähungen · rank #94,836 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,836
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmink

Nearest frequency peer: schmink (-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 „Schmähungen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schmähungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmähungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃmɛːʊŋən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmähungen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schmähungenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schmink“ (#94,835), „schmücke“ (#94,837), „Schmiergelder“ (#94,834). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmähungen“ bei #94,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schmähungen is uncommon German at frequency #94,836 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃmɛːʊŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Schmähungen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schmähungen, spelled S-C-H-M-Ä-H-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schmähung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Schmähung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schmähung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Schmähung

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 "Schmähungen"?
"Schmähungen" is spelled S-C-H-M-Ä-H-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmɛːʊŋən].
What does "Schmähungen" mean?
As a noun, "Schmähungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Schmähung
How do you pronounce "Schmähungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmähungen" is [ˈʃmɛːʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmähungen" come from?
"Schmähungen" 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 "Schmähungen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

schmerzvoll#94,833Schneepflug#94,839Schrankwand#94,840Schubkarren#94,842

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list