Schmarotzer
[ʃmaˈʁɔt͡sɐ]
The verdict
“Schmarotzer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #28,845 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #28,845
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - faule Person, die vom Geld, von der Arbeit anderer lebt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schmarotzer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃmaˈʁɔt͡sɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #28,845 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schmarotzer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schmarotzer is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃmaˈʁɔt͡sɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,845 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schmarotzer, with forms such as "cshmarotzer", "scchmarotzer", and "schamrotzer". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schmarotzer, spelled S-C-H-M-A-R-O-T-Z-E-R.
Definition
- 1faule Person, die vom Geld, von der Arbeit anderer lebt
- 2Organismus, der seine Nahrung (zum einseitigen Nutzen) auf Kosten anderer Pflanzen oder Tiere gewinnt, indem er auf oder in ihnen lebt
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshmarotzer,scchmarotzer,schamrotzer,schhmarotzer,schmaortzer,schmarotezr,schmarottzer,schmarotzerr,schmarotzre,schmarotzzer,schmarozter,schmarrotzer,schmartozer,schmmarotzer,schmraotzer,scmharotzer,shcmarotzer,sschmarotzer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schmarotzer - 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.
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.
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Using “Schmarotzer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-M-A-R-O-T-Z-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃmaˈʁɔt͡sɐ] (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.