schmutzige

[ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡə]

/[ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“schmutzige” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,201. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,201
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmutzig

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmutzige · schmutzige · German

schmutzige · rank #15,201 · 16 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,201
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlägerei

Nearest frequency peer: Schlägerei (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schmutzige“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „schmutzige“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

schmutzige vs schmutzigen
91% similar
schmutzige vs schmutziger
91% similar
schmutzige vs schmutziges
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for schmutzige
PropertyValue
Headwordschmutzige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,201
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schmutzige“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schmutzigeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schlägerei“ (#15,200), „Schranken“ (#15,202), „schier“ (#15,199). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmutzige“ bei #15,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around schmutzige (IPA [ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,201 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for schmutzige, with forms such as "cshmutzige", "scchmutzige", and "schhmutzige". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "schmutzigen", "schmutziger", "schmutziges", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is schmutzige, spelled S-C-H-M-U-T-Z-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmutzig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmutzig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmutzig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmutzig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmutzig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmutzig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmutzig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmutzig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmutzig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmutzige
  • scchmutzige
  • schhmutzige
  • schmmutzige
  • schmtuzige
  • schmutizge
  • schmuttzige
  • schmutzgie
  • schmutzieg
  • schmutzigge
  • schmutzzige
  • schmuztige
  • schumtzige
  • scmhutzige
  • shcmutzige
  • sschmutzige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schmutzige - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cshmutzige2scchmutzige1schhmutzige1schmmutzige1schmtuzige2schmutizge2schmuttzige1schmutzgie2
Edit distance from "schmutzige"

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 "schmutzige"?
"schmutzige" is spelled S-C-H-M-U-T-Z-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡə].
What does "schmutzige" mean?
As an adjective, "schmutzige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmutzig
What words are commonly confused with "schmutzige"?
"schmutzige" is commonly confused with "schmutzigen", "schmutziger", "schmutziges". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schmutzige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmutzige" is [ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmutzige" come from?
"schmutzige" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schlägerei#15,200rheinische#15,194regionaler#15,191Originalen#15,178

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Verwertung16 variantsvorstellbar16 variantskurzerhand16 variantskennzeichnen16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list