schmunzelte

[ˈʃmʊnt͡sl̩tə]

/[ˈʃmʊnt͡sl̩tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“schmunzelte” is uncommon German (frequency #51,661 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,661
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmunzeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmunzelte · schmunzelte · German

schmunzelte · rank #51,661 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,661
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schmierereien

Nearest frequency peer: Schmierereien (-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 „schmunzelte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schmunzelte
PropertyValue
Headwordschmunzelte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃmʊnt͡sl̩tə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,661
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmunzelte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schmunzeltefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schmierereien“ (#51,660), „schockt“ (#51,662), „Schmerzes“ (#51,659). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmunzelte“ bei #51,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmunzelte is uncommon German at frequency #51,661 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃmʊnt͡sl̩tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

schmunzelte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schmunzelte, spelled S-C-H-M-U-N-Z-E-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmunzeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmunzeln
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmunzeln
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmunzeln

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 "schmunzelte"?
"schmunzelte" is spelled S-C-H-M-U-N-Z-E-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmʊnt͡sl̩tə].
What does "schmunzelte" mean?
As a verb, "schmunzelte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schmunzeln
How do you pronounce "schmunzelte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmunzelte" is [ˈʃmʊnt͡sl̩tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmunzelte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Referendums#51,625Spielfreude#51,701Staatsfeind#51,705Puderzucker#51,613

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list