Schmuggelei
[ʃmʊɡəˈlaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Schmuggelei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - anhaltendes Schmuggeln
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmuggelei · Schmuggelei · German
Schmuggelei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Schmuggelei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃmʊɡəˈlaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmuggelei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schmuggelei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃmʊɡəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anhaltendes Schmuggeln".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schmuggelei, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schmuggelei, spelled S-C-H-M-U-G-G-E-L-E-I.
Definition
- 1anhaltendes Schmuggeln
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schmuggelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Nach der Unterzeichnung des Kieler Friedens 1814 kam die Schmuggelei mehr und mehr zum Erliegen.“
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.