Schmerzschwelle
[ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌʃvɛlə]
The verdict
“Schmerzschwelle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grenze, oberhalb derer ein Lebewesen einen Reiz als Schmerz empfindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmerzschwelle · Schmerzschwelle · German
Schmerzschwelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schmerzschwelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌʃvɛlə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmerzschwelle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schmerzschwelle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃmɛʁt͡sˌʃvɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Grenze, oberhalb derer ein Lebewesen einen Reiz als Schmerz empfindet".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schmerzschwelle, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Schmerzschwelle, spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-S-C-H-W-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Grenze, oberhalb derer ein Lebewesen einen Reiz als Schmerz empfindet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schmerzschwelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In diversen Studien konnten durch Untersuchungen von Empfindungs-, Schmerzschwelle und Schmerztoleranz Zusammenhänge zwischen kultureller Zugehörigkeit und Schmerzempfindung sowie Schmerztoleranz nachgewiesen werden.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.