schmiege
[ˈʃmiːɡə]
The verdict
“schmiege” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schmiegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmiege · schmiege · German
schmiege · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | schmiege |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃmiːɡə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schmiege“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schmiege is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃmiːɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schmiege, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schmiege, spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-G-E.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schmiegen
- 21. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schmiegen
- 33. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schmiegen
- 42. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schmiegen
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.