schmücken

[ˈʃmʏkn̩]

/[ˈʃmʏkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schmücken” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,717. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,717
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Schmuck ausstatten, mit Ziergegenständen verschönern

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmucken · schmücken · German

schmücken · rank #17,717 · 15 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,717
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schmied

Nearest frequency peer: Schmied (-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 „schmücken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „schmücken“ 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).

schmücken vs schmückt
78% similar
schmücken vs Schurken
56% similar
schmücken vs schocken
78% similar

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

Key facts for schmücken
PropertyValue
Headwordschmücken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃmʏkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,717
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schmücken“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schmückenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schmied“ (#17,716), „schnellere“ (#17,718), „schlagartig“ (#17,715). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmücken“ bei #17,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around schmücken (IPA [ˈʃmʏkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,717 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit Schmuck ausstatten, mit Ziergegenständen verschönern".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schmücken, with forms such as "cshmücken", "scchmücken", and "schhmücken". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "schmückt", "Schurken", "schocken", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is schmücken, spelled S-C-H-M-Ü-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Schmuck ausstatten, mit Ziergegenständen verschönern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für den Ball schmückte sie sich mit ihrer wertvollen Perlenkette.
  2. Geranien in Hülle und Fülle schmückten die alten Bauernhäuser.

Synonyms

dekorierenverschönernverzierenausgestaltenausstaffierenverschönen

This word in other languages

adorn(English)adornar(Español)décorer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmücken
  • scchmücken
  • schhmücken
  • schmcüken
  • schmmücken
  • schmüccken
  • schmücekn
  • schmückenn
  • schmückken
  • schmückne
  • schmükcen
  • schümcken
  • scmhücken
  • shcmücken
  • sschmücken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schmücken - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshmücken2scchmücken1schhmücken1schmcüken2schmmücken1schmüccken1schmücekn2schmückenn1
Edit distance from "schmücken"

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 "schmücken"?
"schmücken" is spelled S-C-H-M-Ü-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmʏkn̩].
What does "schmücken" mean?
As a verb, "schmücken" means: mit Schmuck ausstatten, mit Ziergegenständen verschönern
What words are commonly confused with "schmücken"?
"schmücken" is commonly confused with "schmückt", "Schurken", "schocken". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schmücken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmücken" is [ˈʃmʏkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmücken" come from?
"schmücken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Rückfahrt#17,709ruinieren#17,706Steinzeit#17,731Symptomen#17,738

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list