Schmölln

[ʃmœln]

/[ʃmœln]/ name

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The verdict

“Schmölln” is uncommon German (frequency #92,186 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,186
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmolln · Schmölln · German

Schmölln · rank #92,186 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,186
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schmiedeeisen

Nearest frequency peer: Schmiedeeisen (-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 „Schmölln“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schmölln
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmölln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʃmœln]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,186
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmölln“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schmöllnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schmiedeeisen“ (#92,185), „schlüpften“ (#92,184), „Schnitter“ (#92,188). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmölln“ bei #92,186. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schmölln is uncommon German at frequency #92,186 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ʃmœln]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schmölln in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schmölln, spelled S-C-H-M-Ö-L-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Schmölln liegt in Deutschlands östlicher Mitte.

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 "Schmölln"?
"Schmölln" is spelled S-C-H-M-Ö-L-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃmœln].
What does "Schmölln" mean?
As a proper noun, "Schmölln" means: eine Stadt in Thüringen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Schmölln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmölln" is [ʃmœln]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmölln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schimpfe#92,178Saisonen#92,164Rollbahn#92,151Skipiste#92,224

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list