schmerzhafter

[ˈʃmɛʁt͡shaftɐ]

/[ˈʃmɛʁt͡shaftɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“schmerzhafter” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,200. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,200
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
22
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schmerzhaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmerzhafter · schmerzhafter · German

schmerzhafter · rank #44,200 · 22 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,200
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schleierhaft

Nearest frequency peer: schleierhaft (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schmerzhafter“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schmerzhafter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schmerzhafter vs schmerzhaft
85% similar
schmerzhafter vs schmerzhafte
92% similar
schmerzhafter vs schmerzhaften
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schmerzhafter
PropertyValue
Headwordschmerzhafter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃmɛʁt͡shaftɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#44,200
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schmerzhafter“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schmerzhafterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schleierhaft“ (#44,199), „Schmetterlingen“ (#44,201), „schleichende“ (#44,198). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmerzhafter“ bei #44,200. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around schmerzhafter (IPA [ˈʃmɛʁt͡shaftɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,200 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for schmerzhafter, with forms such as "cshmerzhafter", "scchmerzhafter", and "schemrzhafter". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "schmerzhaft", "schmerzhafte", "schmerzhaften", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schmerzhafter, spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-H-A-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schmerzhaft
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schmerzhaft
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schmerzhaft
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schmerzhaft
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Positiv Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schmerzhaft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmerzhafter
  • scchmerzhafter
  • schemrzhafter
  • schhmerzhafter
  • schmerhzafter
  • schmerrzhafter
  • schmerzahfter
  • schmerzhafetr
  • schmerzhaffter
  • schmerzhafterr
  • schmerzhaftre
  • schmerzhaftter
  • schmerzhatfer
  • schmerzhfater
  • schmerzhhafter
  • schmerzzhafter
  • schmezrhafter
  • schmmerzhafter
  • schmrezhafter
  • scmherzhafter
  • shcmerzhafter
  • sschmerzhafter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schmerzhafter - 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.

cshmerzhafter2scchmerzhafter1schemrzhafter2schhmerzhafter1schmerhzafter2schmerrzhafter1schmerzahfter2schmerzhafetr2
Edit distance from "schmerzhafter"

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 "schmerzhafter"?
"schmerzhafter" is spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-H-A-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmɛʁt͡shaftɐ].
What does "schmerzhafter" mean?
As an adjective, "schmerzhafter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schmerzhaft
What words are commonly confused with "schmerzhafter"?
"schmerzhafter" is commonly confused with "schmerzhaft", "schmerzhafte", "schmerzhaften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schmerzhafter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmerzhafter" is [ˈʃmɛʁt͡shaftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmerzhafter" come from?
"schmerzhafter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

selbstgemacht#44,217Preisträgerin#44,145Tennisspieler#44,272Themenbereich#44,277

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

Regionalligisten22 variantsRechenleistung22 variantsmikroskopische22 variantsVermögenssteuer22 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list