schmeißen
[ˈʃmaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“schmeißen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - etwas werfen, schleudern
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmei-en · schmeißen · German
schmeißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | schmeißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃmaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schmeißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schmeißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃmaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schmeißen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schmeißen, spelled S-C-H-M-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas werfen, schleudern
- 2etwas aufgeben, misslingen lassen
- 3etwas spendieren, ausgeben
- 4etwas erfolgreich durchführen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schmeißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wer schmeißt denn da mit Lehm?“ (Titel eines Liedes von Claire Waldoff)
Schmeiß bloß schnell den Pilz weg, er ist giftig!
Synonyms
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.