schmeichelt

[ˈʃmaɪ̯çl̩t]

/[ˈʃmaɪ̯çl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“schmeichelt” is uncommon German (frequency #54,060 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,060
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schmeicheln

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmeichelt · schmeichelt · German

schmeichelt · rank #54,060 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,060
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlüssels

Nearest frequency peer: Schlüssels (-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 „schmeichelt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schmeichelt
PropertyValue
Headwordschmeichelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃmaɪ̯çl̩t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#54,060
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmeichelt“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schmeicheltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlüssels“ (#54,059), „Schnittmenge“ (#54,061), „schlingen“ (#54,058). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmeichelt“ bei #54,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmeichelt is uncommon German at frequency #54,060 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃmaɪ̯çl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

schmeichelt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schmeichelt, spelled S-C-H-M-E-I-C-H-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schmeicheln
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schmeicheln
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schmeicheln

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 "schmeichelt"?
"schmeichelt" is spelled S-C-H-M-E-I-C-H-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmaɪ̯çl̩t].
What does "schmeichelt" mean?
As a verb, "schmeichelt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schmeicheln
How do you pronounce "schmeichelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmeichelt" is [ˈʃmaɪ̯çl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmeichelt" come from?
"schmeichelt" 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 "schmeichelt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schulfreund#54,062schweigende#54,065Schwuchteln#54,066spannendste#54,092

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list