schmirgeln
[ˈʃmɪʁɡl̩n]
The verdict
“schmirgeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Schmirgel (ab-)schleifen, glätten, polieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmirgeln · schmirgeln · German
schmirgeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | schmirgeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃmɪʁɡl̩n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schmirgeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schmirgeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃmɪʁɡl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Schmirgel (ab-)schleifen, glätten, polieren".
schmirgeln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schmirgeln, spelled S-C-H-M-I-R-G-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1mit Schmirgel (ab-)schleifen, glätten, polieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schmirgeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Man baut sich eine Form, kippt flüssiges Metall herein, lässt es abkühlen, und schmirgelt das Rohr dann glatt.“
„Er schmirgelt das Holz mit der Hand, mit gewöhnlichem Sandpapier, streichelt mit sanften Strichen glättend über die Maserung.“
This word in other languages
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.