schmutzig
[ˈʃmʊt͡sɪç]
The verdict
“schmutzig” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,376. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,376
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht sauber, mit Schmutz behaftet
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmutzig · schmutzig · German
schmutzig · rank #12,376 · 15 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #12,376
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH schmal
Nearest frequency peer: schmal (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “schmutzig”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Scham
Scham
87,628 corpus weight
- schlauer
schlauer
87,627 corpus weight
- schmal
schmal
87,626 corpus weight
- schmutzig
schmutzig
87,625 corpus weight
- schob
schob
87,623 corpus weight
- scholl
scholl
87,622 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “schmutzig” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schmutzig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃmʊt͡sɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #12,376 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “schmutzig” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around schmutzig (IPA [ˈʃmʊt͡sɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,376 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for schmutzig, with forms such as "cshmutzig", "scchmutzig", and "schhmutzig". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "schmutzige", "schmutzigen", "schmutziger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schmutzig, spelled S-C-H-M-U-T-Z-I-G.
Definition
- 1nicht sauber, mit Schmutz behaftet
- 2moralisch nicht einwandfrei, ohne Anstand
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schmutzig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Tischdecke war schmutzig.
Dass es gegen die Gelder fast eines jeden, egal, wie schmutzig sie verdient waren, lange nichts einzuwenden hatte, verstand die EU hingegen weniger.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cshmutzig
- scchmutzig
- schhmutzig
- schmmutzig
- schmtuzig
- schmutizg
- schmuttzig
- schmutzgi
- schmutzigg
- schmutzzig
- schmuztig
- schumtzig
- scmhutzig
- shcmutzig
- sschmutzig
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schmutzig - 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.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schmutzig", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "schmutzig". Here's where to go from here.
- "schmutzig" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "schmutzige". View pair
- 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #12,376 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.