schönstem

[ˈʃøːnstəm]

/[ˈʃøːnstəm]/ adj

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The verdict

“schönstem” is uncommon German (frequency #73,993 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,993
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön

Corpus desk

Index DE-schonstem · schönstem · German

schönstem · rank #73,993 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,993
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schöningen

Nearest frequency peer: Schöningen (-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 „schönstem“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schönstem
PropertyValue
Headwordschönstem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃøːnstəm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,993
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schönstem“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).schönstemfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schöningen“ (#73,992), „schüchterner“ (#73,994), „Schwesterpartei“ (#73,991). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schönstem“ bei #73,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schönstem is uncommon German at frequency #73,993 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃøːnstəm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schönstem, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schönstem, spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-S-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön

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 "schönstem"?
"schönstem" is spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-S-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃøːnstəm].
What does "schönstem" mean?
As an adjective, "schönstem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs schön
How do you pronounce "schönstem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schönstem" is [ˈʃøːnstəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schönstem" come from?
"schönstem" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schnauben#73,982Sandsturm#73,964Sparkonto#74,022spectator#74,023

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list