Schmetten
[ˈʃmɛtn̩]
The verdict
“Schmetten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sahne
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmetten · Schmetten · German
Schmetten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Schmetten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmɛtn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmetten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schmetten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃmɛtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sahne".
Schmetten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schmetten, spelled S-C-H-M-E-T-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Sahne
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schmetten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und die Drescher antworteten dem Hennchen: ‚Wir geben dir nicht früher das Hintergetreide, bevor du uns nicht von der Schaffnerin süßen Schmetten bringst.‘“
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.