schmutzen
[ˈʃmʊt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“schmutzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schmutz annehmen, leicht schmutzig, verdreckt werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmutzen · schmutzen · German
schmutzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | schmutzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃmʊt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schmutzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schmutzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃmʊt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schmutzen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schmutzen, spelled S-C-H-M-U-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Schmutz annehmen, leicht schmutzig, verdreckt werden
- 2Schmutz abgeben, (schnell) etwas verschmutzen, dreckig machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schmutzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Helle Kleidung schmutzt schneller als dunkle.
Kohlen schmutzen leicht.
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.