schmuddelig
[ˈʃmʊdəlɪç]
The verdict
“schmuddelig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Schmuddel behaftet
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmuddelig · schmuddelig · German
schmuddelig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | schmuddelig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃmʊdəlɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schmuddelig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schmuddelig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃmʊdəlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Schmuddel behaftet".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schmuddelig, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 schmuddelig, spelled S-C-H-M-U-D-D-E-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1mit Schmuddel behaftet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schmuddelig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ja, es ist kalt und trüb. Aber das Klima hier ist gar nicht schmuddeliger als anderswo im Land.
Leider sind wir in dem schmuddeligsten Lokal gelandet.
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.