schmoren

[ˈʃmoːʁən]

/[ˈʃmoːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“schmoren” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,391. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,391
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fleisch anbraten und dann in einem Topf langsam garen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmoren · schmoren · German

schmoren · rank #38,391 · 13 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,391
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlauchboot

Nearest frequency peer: Schlauchboot (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schmoren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schmoren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schmoren vs schwöre
63% similar
schmoren vs Schonen
63% similar
schmoren vs schüren
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schmoren
PropertyValue
Headwordschmoren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃmoːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,391
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schmoren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schmorenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schlauchboot“ (#38,390), „Schober“ (#38,392), „schiele“ (#38,389). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmoren“ bei #38,391. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around schmoren (IPA [ˈʃmoːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,391 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for schmoren, with forms such as "cshmoren", "scchmoren", and "schhmoren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "schwöre", "Schonen", "schüren", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schmoren, spelled S-C-H-M-O-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fleisch anbraten und dann in einem Topf langsam garen
  2. 2
    langsam gar werden in einem abgeschlossenen Küchengerät (Topf)
  3. 3
    eine Zeitlang in einer unerwünschten/unangenehmen Lage sein, warten müssen, noch (lange) nicht erledigt sein
  4. 4
    sich großer Hitze aussetzen / großer Hitze ausgesetzt sein
  5. 5
    wegen Überlastung (starkem Stromfluss) überhitzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je länger man das Fleisch schmort, desto zarter wird es.
  2. „Denn [das Garen im Römertopf] ist besonders nährstoffschonend. Alles schmort im eigenen Saft, die Vitamine und Mineralstoffe bleiben erhalten.“

This word in other languages

braise(English)estofar(Español)braiser(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmoren
  • scchmoren
  • schhmoren
  • schmmoren
  • schmoern
  • schmorenn
  • schmorne
  • schmorren
  • schmroen
  • schomren
  • scmhoren
  • shcmoren
  • sschmoren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schmoren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshmoren2scchmoren1schhmoren1schmmoren1schmoern2schmorenn1schmorne2schmorren1
Edit distance from "schmoren"

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 "schmoren"?
"schmoren" is spelled S-C-H-M-O-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmoːʁən].
What does "schmoren" mean?
As a verb, "schmoren" means: Fleisch anbraten und dann in einem Topf langsam garen
What words are commonly confused with "schmoren"?
"schmoren" is commonly confused with "schwöre", "Schonen", "schüren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schmoren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmoren" is [ˈʃmoːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmoren" come from?
"schmoren" 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 "schmoren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Schergen#38,388schwenkt#38,397Saunders#38,384ruhenden#38,377

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Ruhestätte13 variantsReisezeit13 variantssmoothies13 variantsPremieren13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list