schmerzarm

[ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌʔaʁm]

/[ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌʔaʁm]/ adj

The verdict

“schmerzarm” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nur wenig Schmerzen verursachend/verspürend

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmerzarm · schmerzarm · German

schmerzarm · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for schmerzarm
PropertyValue
Headwordschmerzarm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌʔaʁm]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmerzarm“ im Deutschen

schmerzarmliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmerzarm is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌʔaʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nur wenig Schmerzen verursachend/verspürend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schmerzarm, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schmerzarm, spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-A-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    nur wenig Schmerzen verursachend/verspürend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „In einer angenehmen Umgebung kann sich die Gebärende besser auf ihre Geburtsarbeit einlassen, wodurch die sanfte und schmerzarme Geburt erst ermöglicht wird.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schmerzarm"?
"schmerzarm" is spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-A-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌʔaʁm].
What does "schmerzarm" mean?
As an adjective, "schmerzarm" means: nur wenig Schmerzen verursachend/verspürend
How do you pronounce "schmerzarm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmerzarm" is [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌʔaʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmerzarm" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list