Schmiergeld
[ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt]
The verdict
“Schmiergeld” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,230
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geld, mit dem jemand bestochen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmiergeld · Schmiergeld · German
Schmiergeld · rank #49,230 · 18 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,230
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 18 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Schnittlauch
Nearest frequency peer: Schnittlauch (+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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schmiergeld“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- schlucke
schlucke
50,774 corpus weight
- Schmiergeld
Schmiergeld
50,771 corpus weight
- Schnittlauch
Schnittlauch
50,770 corpus weight
- Schnitzelja…
Schnitzeljagd
50,769 corpus weight
- Schnuller
Schnuller
50,768 corpus weight
- schockieren
schockieren
50,767 corpus weight
What this shows „Schmiergeld“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schmiergeld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #49,230 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schmiergeld“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Schmiergeld (IPA [ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,230 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Geld, mit dem jemand bestochen wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schmiergeld, with forms such as "cshmiergeld", "scchmiergeld", and "schhmiergeld". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Schmiergeld, spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-R-G-E-L-D.
Definition
- 1Geld, mit dem jemand bestochen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schmiergeld appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er musste wegen der Annahme von Schmiergeld von seinem Posten zurücktreten.
„Insgesamt mindestens 150 Millionen Dollar zahlt der CIA über verschwiegene Kanäle als Schmiergeld an Mobutu und seine Entourage.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cshmiergeld
- scchmiergeld
- schhmiergeld
- schimergeld
- schmeirgeld
- schmiegreld
- schmieregld
- schmiergedl
- schmiergeldd
- schmiergelld
- schmierggeld
- schmiergled
- schmierrgeld
- schmiregeld
- schmmiergeld
- scmhiergeld
- shcmiergeld
- sschmiergeld
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schmiergeld - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schmiergeld", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).