Schmarren
[ˈʃmaʁən]
The verdict
“Schmarren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Gericht aus der österreichischen Küche; meist süß, es gibt aber auch deftige Varianten
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmarren · Schmarren · German
Schmarren · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schmarren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmaʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmarren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schmarren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃmaʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schmarren, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schmarren, spelled S-C-H-M-A-R-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Gericht aus der österreichischen Küche; meist süß, es gibt aber auch deftige Varianten
- 2unsinniges Gerede
- 3geschmacklose oder minderwertige Ware
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schmarren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aus den alten Semmeln von gestern kochen wir heute einen Schmarren.
Dauernd hat er seinen Mund auf und raus kommt nur Schmarren.
This word in other languages
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.