schmirgel
[ˈʃmɪʁɡl̩]
The verdict
“schmirgel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schmirgeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmirgel · schmirgel · German
schmirgel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schmirgel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃmɪʁɡl̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schmirgel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schmirgel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃmɪʁɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for schmirgel in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schmirgel, spelled S-C-H-M-I-R-G-E-L.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schmirgeln
- 21. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schmirgeln
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.