schmalen

[ˈʃmaːlən]

/[ˈʃmaːlən]/ adj

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The verdict

“schmalen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,086. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,086
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmalen · schmalen · German

schmalen · rank #9,086 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,086
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schneidet

Nearest frequency peer: schneidet (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schmalen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schmalen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schmalen vs Schulen
63% similar
schmalen vs Schmalz
63% similar
schmalen vs Schwaben
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schmalen
PropertyValue
Headwordschmalen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃmaːlən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,086
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schmalen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schmalenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schneidet“ (#9,087), „schenkt“ (#9,084), „Schrei“ (#9,088). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmalen“ bei #9,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around schmalen (IPA [ˈʃmaːlən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,086 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for schmalen, with forms such as "cshmalen", "scchmalen", and "schamlen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Schulen", "Schmalz", "Schwaben", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schmalen, spelled S-C-H-M-A-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmalen
  • scchmalen
  • schamlen
  • schhmalen
  • schmaeln
  • schmalenn
  • schmallen
  • schmalne
  • schmlaen
  • schmmalen
  • scmhalen
  • shcmalen
  • sschmalen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schmalen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshmalen2scchmalen1schamlen2schhmalen1schmaeln2schmalenn1schmallen1schmalne2
Edit distance from "schmalen"

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 "schmalen"?
"schmalen" is spelled S-C-H-M-A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmaːlən].
What does "schmalen" mean?
As an adjective, "schmalen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmal
What words are commonly confused with "schmalen"?
"schmalen" is commonly confused with "Schulen", "Schmalz", "Schwaben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schmalen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmalen" is [ˈʃmaːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmalen" come from?
"schmalen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schmalen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schäuble#9,092serviert#9,093Relevanz#9,078Spritzen#9,098

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

repariert13 variantsLebewesen13 variantsvorzeitig13 variantsherrschen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list