schmerzenden

[ˈʃmɛʁt͡sn̩dən]

/[ˈʃmɛʁt͡sn̩dən]/ adj

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The verdict

“schmerzenden” is uncommon German (frequency #72,899 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,899
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmerzenden · schmerzenden · German

schmerzenden · rank #72,899 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,899
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schmand

Nearest frequency peer: Schmand (-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 „schmerzenden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schmerzenden
PropertyValue
Headwordschmerzenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃmɛʁt͡sn̩dən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#72,899
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmerzenden“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schmand“ (#72,898), „Schnauzbart“ (#72,901), „Schlafsäcke“ (#72,896). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmerzenden“ bei #72,899. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmerzenden is uncommon German at frequency #72,899 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sn̩dən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

schmerzenden doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schmerzenden, spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera 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 "schmerzenden"?
"schmerzenden" is spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sn̩dən].
What does "schmerzenden" mean?
As an adjective, "schmerzenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzend
How do you pronounce "schmerzenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmerzenden" is [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sn̩dən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmerzenden" come from?
"schmerzenden" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list