Schminke

[ˈʃmɪŋkə]

/[ˈʃmɪŋkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schminke” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,042. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,042
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Substanz oder Produkt zur farblichen Gestaltung von Haut, Augen oder Gesicht

Corpus desk

Index DE-schminke · Schminke · German

Schminke · rank #27,042 · 13 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,042
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmerzhaften

Nearest frequency peer: schmerzhaften (-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 „Schminke“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schminke“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schminke vs Schranke
75% similar
Schminke vs schwinge
63% similar
Schminke vs schwanke
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schminke
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchminke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃmɪŋkə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,042
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schminke“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schminkeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schmerzhaften“ (#27,041), „Schneid“ (#27,043), „Schmerzensgeld“ (#27,040). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schminke“ bei #27,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Schminke (IPA [ˈʃmɪŋkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,042 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Substanz oder Produkt zur farblichen Gestaltung von Haut, Augen oder Gesicht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schminke, with forms such as "cshminke", "scchminke", and "schhminke". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Schranke", "schwinge", "schwanke", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schminke, spelled S-C-H-M-I-N-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Substanz oder Produkt zur farblichen Gestaltung von Haut, Augen oder Gesicht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schminke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Frau Obermayer trägt immer Schminke und Parfüm auf, bevor sie das Haus verlässt.
  2. Für Film und Fernsehen wird andere Schminke benutzt als normal.

Synonyms

Make-up

This word in other languages

makeup(English)maquillaje(Español)maquillage(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshminke
  • scchminke
  • schhminke
  • schimnke
  • schmikne
  • schminek
  • schminkke
  • schminnke
  • schmminke
  • schmnike
  • scmhinke
  • shcminke
  • sschminke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schminke - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshminke2scchminke1schhminke1schimnke2schmikne2schminek2schminkke1schminnke1
Edit distance from "Schminke"

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 "Schminke"?
"Schminke" is spelled S-C-H-M-I-N-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmɪŋkə].
What does "Schminke" mean?
As a noun, "Schminke" means: Substanz oder Produkt zur farblichen Gestaltung von Haut, Augen oder Gesicht
What words are commonly confused with "Schminke"?
"Schminke" is commonly confused with "Schranke", "schwinge", "schwanke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schminke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schminke" is [ˈʃmɪŋkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schminke" come from?
"Schminke" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schaukel#27,038Saxophon#27,037Sarajevo#27,036Schülers#27,050

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Sichtung13 variantsSkigebiet13 variantsreligiöses13 variantsProdukts13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list