schmerzende

[ˈʃmɛʁt͡sn̩də]

/[ˈʃmɛʁt͡sn̩də]/ adj

The verdict

“schmerzende” is uncommon German (frequency #77,285 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,285
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmerzende · schmerzende · German

schmerzende · rank #77,285 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,285
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schnacken

Nearest frequency peer: schnacken (+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 „schmerzende“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schmerzende
PropertyValue
Headwordschmerzende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃmɛʁt͡sn̩də]
Letters11
Frequency rank#77,285
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmerzende“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schmerzendefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schnacken“ (#77,286), „Schneeglöckchen“ (#77,287), „Schlagstöcken“ (#77,282). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmerzende“ bei #77,285. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmerzende is uncommon German at frequency #77,285 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sn̩də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

schmerzende doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schmerzende, spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend

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 "schmerzende"?
"schmerzende" is spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sn̩də].
What does "schmerzende" mean?
As an adjective, "schmerzende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
How do you pronounce "schmerzende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmerzende" is [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmerzende" come from?
"schmerzende" 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 "schmerzende", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list