schmerzfrei
[ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌfʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“schmerzfrei” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #35,434 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #35,434
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - keine Schmerzen verspürend, ohne Schmerzen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schmerzfrei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌfʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #35,434 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schmerzfrei” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schmerzfrei is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌfʁaɪ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,434 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for schmerzfrei, with forms such as "cshmerzfrei", "scchmerzfrei", and "schemrzfrei". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is schmerzfrei, spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-F-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1keine Schmerzen verspürend, ohne Schmerzen
- 2keine Schmerzen hervorrufend
- 3beim eigenen Handeln unempfindlich/gleichgültig hinsichtlich Peinlichkeit oder Erwartungshaltung/Geschmack
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshmerzfrei,scchmerzfrei,schemrzfrei,schhmerzfrei,schmerfzrei,schmerrzfrei,schmerzferi,schmerzffrei,schmerzfrie,schmerzfrrei,schmerzrfei,schmerzzfrei,schmezrfrei,schmmerzfrei,schmrezfrei,scmherzfrei,shcmerzfrei,sschmerzfrei
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schmerzfrei - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “schmerzfrei”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-F-R-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌfʁaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.