Schmerzmittel
[ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌmɪtl̩]
The verdict
“Schmerzmittel” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,373. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,373
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mittel, dass den Schmerz/die Schmerzen stillt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schmerzmittel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌmɪtl̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #19,373 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schmerzmittel” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 20 spelling variants around Schmerzmittel (IPA [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌmɪtl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,373 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mittel, dass den Schmerz/die Schmerzen stillt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schmerzmittel, with forms such as "cshmerzmittel", "scchmerzmittel", and "schemrzmittel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Schmerzmittel, spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-M-I-T-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1Mittel, dass den Schmerz/die Schmerzen stillt
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshmerzmittel,scchmerzmittel,schemrzmittel,schhmerzmittel,schmermzittel,schmerrzmittel,schmerzimttel,schmerzmitel,schmerzmitetl,schmerzmittell,schmerzmittle,schmerzmmittel,schmerzmtitel,schmerzzmittel,schmezrmittel,schmmerzmittel,schmrezmittel,scmherzmittel,shcmerzmittel,sschmerzmittel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schmerzmittel - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Schmerzmittel”
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-M-I-T-T-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌmɪtl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.