schmerzlichen

[ˈʃmɛʁt͡slɪçn̩]

/[ˈʃmɛʁt͡slɪçn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“schmerzlichen” is uncommon German (frequency #70,774 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,774
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 schmerzlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmerzlichen · schmerzlichen · German

schmerzlichen · rank #70,774 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,774
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmalem

Nearest frequency peer: schmalem (-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 „schmerzlichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schmerzlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordschmerzlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃmɛʁt͡slɪçn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#70,774
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmerzlichen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schmalem“ (#70,773), „schmierige“ (#70,775), „schmackhafte“ (#70,772). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmerzlichen“ bei #70,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmerzlichen is uncommon German at frequency #70,774 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃmɛʁt͡slɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schmerzlichen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is schmerzlichen, spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzlich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzlich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzlich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzlich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzlich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzlich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzlich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzlich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzlich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzlich

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 "schmerzlichen"?
"schmerzlichen" is spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmɛʁt͡slɪçn̩].
What does "schmerzlichen" mean?
As an adjective, "schmerzlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmerzlich
How do you pronounce "schmerzlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmerzlichen" is [ˈʃmɛʁt͡slɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmerzlichen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list