Schmankerl

[ˈʃmaŋkɐl]

/[ˈʃmaŋkɐl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schmankerl” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,008. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,008
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine besonders gute (ursprünglich süße Mehl-)Speise; Leckerbissen, Spezialität

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmankerl · Schmankerl · German

Schmankerl · rank #36,008 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,008
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH scher

Nearest frequency peer: scher (-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 „Schmankerl“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schmankerl“ 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).

Schmankerl vs schlanker
70% similar

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

Key facts for Schmankerl
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmankerl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃmaŋkɐl]
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,008
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schmankerl“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schmankerlliegt 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: „scher“ (#36,007), „schmelze“ (#36,009), „Schecks“ (#36,006). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmankerl“ bei #36,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Schmankerl (IPA [ˈʃmaŋkɐl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,008 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schmankerl, with forms such as "cshmankerl", "scchmankerl", and "schamnkerl". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "schlanker", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schmankerl, spelled S-C-H-M-A-N-K-E-R-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine besonders gute (ursprünglich süße Mehl-)Speise; Leckerbissen, Spezialität
  2. 2
    Höhepunkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wir veranstalten gerne Ihre individuelle Feier mit traditionellem, leicht gekochten Schmankerl-Menü oder Buffet.“
  2. „Ida sah außerdem zu, dass es zu jeder Einladung ein Schmankerl gab. Bonbons und Schokoladen vom Zuckerlkönig, eingelegte Orangenschalen oder kandierten Lavendel aus dem französischen Feinkostladen.“

Synonyms

DelikatesseGaumenfreudeLeckerbissenSpezialität

This word in other languages

cherry on the cake(English)cerise sur le gâteau(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmankerl
  • scchmankerl
  • schamnkerl
  • schhmankerl
  • schmaknerl
  • schmanekrl
  • schmankelr
  • schmankerll
  • schmankerrl
  • schmankkerl
  • schmankrel
  • schmannkerl
  • schmmankerl
  • schmnakerl
  • scmhankerl
  • shcmankerl
  • sschmankerl

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cshmankerl2scchmankerl1schamnkerl2schhmankerl1schmaknerl2schmanekrl2schmankelr2schmankerll1
Edit distance from "Schmankerl"

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 "Schmankerl"?
"Schmankerl" is spelled S-C-H-M-A-N-K-E-R-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmaŋkɐl].
What does "Schmankerl" mean?
As a noun, "Schmankerl" means: eine besonders gute (ursprünglich süße Mehl-)Speise; Leckerbissen, Spezialität
What words are commonly confused with "Schmankerl"?
"Schmankerl" is commonly confused with "schlanker". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schmankerl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmankerl" is [ˈʃmaŋkɐl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmankerl" come from?
"Schmankerl" 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 "Schmankerl", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rückzieher#36,001sichtbares#36,019reinlassen#35,986steigendem#36,039

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Sonnenbrillen17 variantsreinstecken17 variantsQuellenangabe17 variantsproduktiven17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list