schrumpelig
[ˈʃʁʊmpəlɪç]
The verdict
“schrumpelig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - voller Falten, in Falten gelegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-schrumpelig · schrumpelig · German
schrumpelig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | schrumpelig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃʁʊmpəlɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „schrumpelig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
schrumpelig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃʁʊmpəlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "voller Falten, in Falten gelegt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schrumpelig, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is schrumpelig, spelled S-C-H-R-U-M-P-E-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1voller Falten, in Falten gelegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schrumpelig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber Leute, die mit ihren Eroberungen prahlen, haben meist schlechte Zähne und schrumpelige Hoden.“
Synonyms
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.