schmierigen

[ˈʃmiːʁɪɡn̩]

/[ˈʃmiːʁɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“schmierigen” is uncommon German (frequency #57,385 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,385
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmierigen · schmierigen · German

schmierigen · rank #57,385 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,385
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlaglöcher

Nearest frequency peer: Schlaglöcher (-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 „schmierigen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schmierigen
PropertyValue
Headwordschmierigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃmiːʁɪɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,385
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmierigen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schmierigenfällt 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: „Schlaglöcher“ (#57,384), „schmoll“ (#57,386), „Schildes“ (#57,383). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmierigen“ bei #57,385. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmierigen is uncommon German at frequency #57,385 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃmiːʁɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

schmierigen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 schmierigen, spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-R-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig

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 "schmierigen"?
"schmierigen" is spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-R-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmiːʁɪɡn̩].
What does "schmierigen" mean?
As an adjective, "schmierigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmierig
How do you pronounce "schmierigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmierigen" is [ˈʃmiːʁɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

skrupellose#57,409Resistenzen#57,358regeneriert#57,348Sportschule#57,424

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list