schmutziger
[ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡɐ]
The verdict
“schmutziger” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #42,794 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #42,794
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schmutzig
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 | schmutziger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #42,794 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schmutziger” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schmutziger is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,794 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for schmutziger, with forms such as "cshmutziger", "scchmutziger", and "schhmutziger". 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, "schmutziges", "schmutzig", "schmutzige", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schmutziger, spelled S-C-H-M-U-T-Z-I-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schmutzig
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schmutzig
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schmutzig
- 4Genitiv Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schmutzig
- 5Nominativ Singular Positiv Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs schmutzig
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshmutziger,scchmutziger,schhmutziger,schmmutziger,schmtuziger,schmutizger,schmuttziger,schmutzgier,schmutziegr,schmutzigerr,schmutzigger,schmutzigre,schmutzziger,schmuztiger,schumtziger,scmhutziger,shcmutziger,sschmutziger
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schmutziger - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “schmutziger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-M-U-T-Z-I-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “schmutziges” - see the side-by-side comparison. schmutziger vs schmutziges
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.