Schmirgelpapier
[ˈʃmɪʁɡl̩paˌpiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Schmirgelpapier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schleifmittel; mit Schmirgel beschichtetes Papier zum Schleifen und Glätten rauer Holzflächen oder zum Brechen von Kanten
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmirgelpapier · Schmirgelpapier · German
Schmirgelpapier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Schmirgelpapier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmɪʁɡl̩paˌpiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmirgelpapier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schmirgelpapier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃmɪʁɡl̩paˌpiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schmirgelpapier, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schmirgelpapier, spelled S-C-H-M-I-R-G-E-L-P-A-P-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Schleifmittel; mit Schmirgel beschichtetes Papier zum Schleifen und Glätten rauer Holzflächen oder zum Brechen von Kanten
- 2für Schleifpapier
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schmirgelpapier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Händler führt Schmirgelpapier mit verschieden groben Körnungen.
Mit Schmirgelpapier wird geschmirgelt, mit Schleifpapier geschliffen.
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.