schmeckten

[ˈʃmɛktn̩]

/[ˈʃmɛktn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schmeckten” is uncommon German (frequency #83,262 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,262
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmeckten · schmeckten · German

schmeckten · rank #83,262 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,262
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schmallenberg

Nearest frequency peer: Schmallenberg (-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 „schmeckten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schmeckten
PropertyValue
Headwordschmeckten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃmɛktn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,262
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmeckten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schmecktenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schmallenberg“ (#83,261), „schmettern“ (#83,263), „Schlosskapelle“ (#83,260). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmeckten“ bei #83,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmeckten is uncommon German at frequency #83,262 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃmɛktn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schmeckten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schmeckten, spelled S-C-H-M-E-C-K-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmecken
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmecken
  3. 3
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmecken
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmecken

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 "schmeckten"?
"schmeckten" is spelled S-C-H-M-E-C-K-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmɛktn̩].
What does "schmeckten" mean?
As a verb, "schmeckten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmecken
How do you pronounce "schmeckten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmeckten" is [ˈʃmɛktn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmeckten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schmettern#83,263Scheinwelt#83,255Satanismus#83,248Schätzwert#83,281

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list