schmiegen
[ˈʃmiːɡn̩]
The verdict
“schmiegen” is uncommon German (frequency #82,098 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,098
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - seinen Körper (zärtlich, oder schutzsuchend) parallel mit einem anderen Körper in Kontakt bringen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schmiegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃmiːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #82,098 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schmiegen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
schmiegen is uncommon German at frequency #82,098 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃmiːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schmiegen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schmiegen, spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1seinen Körper (zärtlich, oder schutzsuchend) parallel mit einem anderen Körper in Kontakt bringen
- 2den Konturen folgen, parallel verlaufen
This word in other languages
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 “schmiegen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-M-I-E-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃmiːɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.