Schmelzpunkt

[ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌpʊŋkt]

/[ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌpʊŋkt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schmelzpunkt” is uncommon German (frequency #65,655 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,655
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Temperatur, bei der ein fester Stoff in den flüssigen Aggregatzustand übergeht

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmelzpunkt · Schmelzpunkt · German

Schmelzpunkt · rank #65,655 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,655
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmerzte

Nearest frequency peer: schmerzte (+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 „Schmelzpunkt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schmelzpunkt
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmelzpunkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌpʊŋkt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#65,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmelzpunkt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schmerzte“ (#65,656), „Schneise“ (#65,657), „schlagende“ (#65,652). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmelzpunkt“ bei #65,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schmelzpunkt is uncommon German at frequency #65,655 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌpʊŋkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Temperatur, bei der ein fester Stoff in den flüssigen Aggregatzustand übergeht".

Schmelzpunkt has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schmelzpunkt, spelled S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-P-U-N-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Temperatur, bei der ein fester Stoff in den flüssigen Aggregatzustand übergeht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Schmelzpunkt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Chemieunterricht sollten die Schüler den Schmelzpunkt von Zucker bestimmen.

Synonyms

Gefrierpunkt

Antonyms

KondensationspunktSiedepunkt

This word in other languages

point de fusion(Français)

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 "Schmelzpunkt"?
"Schmelzpunkt" is spelled S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-P-U-N-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌpʊŋkt].
What does "Schmelzpunkt" mean?
As a noun, "Schmelzpunkt" means: Temperatur, bei der ein fester Stoff in den flüssigen Aggregatzustand übergeht
How do you pronounce "Schmelzpunkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmelzpunkt" is [ˈʃmɛlt͡sˌpʊŋkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schockstarre#65,658Schiebetüren#65,650scharfsinnig#65,648Schutztruppe#65,662

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list