schmerzte

[ˈʃmɛʁt͡stə]

/[ˈʃmɛʁt͡stə]/ verb

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The verdict

“schmerzte” is uncommon German (frequency #65,656 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,656
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmerzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmerzte · schmerzte · German

schmerzte · rank #65,656 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,656
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schmelzpunkt

Nearest frequency peer: Schmelzpunkt (-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 „schmerzte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schmerzte
PropertyValue
Headwordschmerzte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃmɛʁt͡stə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,656
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmerzte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schmelzpunkt“ (#65,655), „Schneise“ (#65,657), „Schockstarre“ (#65,658). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmerzte“ bei #65,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmerzte is uncommon German at frequency #65,656 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃmɛʁt͡stə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

schmerzte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schmerzte, spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmerzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmerzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmerzen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmerzen

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 "schmerzte"?
"schmerzte" is spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmɛʁt͡stə].
What does "schmerzte" mean?
As a verb, "schmerzte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmerzen
How do you pronounce "schmerzte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmerzte" is [ˈʃmɛʁt͡stə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmerzte" come from?
"schmerzte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwiegen#65,669Saftladen#65,639Segnungen#65,677Ruderboot#65,631

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list