schöntun
[ˈʃøːnˌtuːn]
The verdict
“schöntun” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (mit einer bestimmten Absicht) nett zu jemandem sein, ihm schmeicheln
Corpus desk
Index DE-schontun · schöntun · German
schöntun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | schöntun |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃøːnˌtuːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schöntun“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schöntun is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃøːnˌtuːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(mit einer bestimmten Absicht) nett zu jemandem sein, ihm schmeicheln".
schöntun has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 schöntun, spelled S-C-H-Ö-N-T-U-N.
Definition
- 1(mit einer bestimmten Absicht) nett zu jemandem sein, ihm schmeicheln
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schöntun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auch ihr Kind lernte er kennen, es war ein grobknochiger Bursche mit stumpfem Gesicht, ungelenk von Gliedern und mürrisch. Berchtold tat ihm schön.“
„Unterwegs begegnet ihr der Wolf und fängt an schönzutun: ‚Wo bist du denn die ganze Zeit gewesen, Gevatterin? Wir haben alle Höhlen abgesucht und dich nicht gefunden.‘“
Antonyms
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.