schmollen

[ˈʃmɔlən]

/[ˈʃmɔlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“schmollen” is uncommon German (frequency #85,810 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,810
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beleidigt schweigen, um seinen Unmut zu zeigen und dabei meist den Mund verziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmollen · schmollen · German

schmollen · rank #85,810 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,810
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlüsselwört…

Nearest frequency peer: Schlüsselwörter (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „schmollen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schmollen
PropertyValue
Headwordschmollen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃmɔlən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#85,810
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmollen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlüsselwörter“ (#85,809), „schnellte“ (#85,811), „Schlussrunde“ (#85,808). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmollen“ bei #85,810. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmollen is uncommon German at frequency #85,810 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃmɔlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "beleidigt schweigen, um seinen Unmut zu zeigen und dabei meist den Mund verziehen".

No misspelling variants are generated for schmollen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schmollen, spelled S-C-H-M-O-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    beleidigt schweigen, um seinen Unmut zu zeigen und dabei meist den Mund verziehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Kinder schmollen nun, weil sie heute zeitig ins Bett gehen müssen.

This word in other languages

sulk(English)bouder(Français)

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 "schmollen"?
"schmollen" is spelled S-C-H-M-O-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmɔlən].
What does "schmollen" mean?
As a verb, "schmollen" means: beleidigt schweigen, um seinen Unmut zu zeigen und dabei meist den Mund verziehen
How do you pronounce "schmollen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmollen" is [ˈʃmɔlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmollen" come from?
"schmollen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schnellte#85,811Schlesier#85,806schuldete#85,818Sanddünen#85,789

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list