schminkt

[ʃmɪŋkt]

/[ʃmɪŋkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“schminkt” is uncommon German (frequency #90,855 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,855
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schminken

Corpus desk

Index DE-schminkt · schminkt · German

schminkt · rank #90,855 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,855
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schmeichler

Nearest frequency peer: Schmeichler (-2 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 „schminkt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schminkt
PropertyValue
Headwordschminkt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃmɪŋkt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,855
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schminkt“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schminktfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schmeichler“ (#90,853), „Schneeregen“ (#90,857), „Schlägertrupps“ (#90,852). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schminkt“ bei #90,855. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schminkt is uncommon German at frequency #90,855 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʃmɪŋkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schminkt, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists 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 schminkt, spelled S-C-H-M-I-N-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schminken
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schminken
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schminken

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 "schminkt"?
"schminkt" is spelled S-C-H-M-I-N-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃmɪŋkt].
What does "schminkt" mean?
As a verb, "schminkt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schminken
How do you pronounce "schminkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schminkt" is [ʃmɪŋkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schminkt" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schnellt#90,859scanning#90,840Ruheraum#90,828Rockford#90,821

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list