schrumpfende

[ˈʃʁʊmp͡fn̩də]

/[ˈʃʁʊmp͡fn̩də]/ adj

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The verdict

“schrumpfende” is uncommon German (frequency #92,189 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,189
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schrumpfende · schrumpfende · German

schrumpfende · rank #92,189 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,189
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schnitter

Nearest frequency peer: Schnitter (-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 „schrumpfende“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schrumpfende
PropertyValue
Headwordschrumpfende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃʁʊmp͡fn̩də]
Letters12
Frequency rank#92,189
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schrumpfende“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schrumpfendefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schnitter“ (#92,188), „Schuldnern“ (#92,190), „Schmölln“ (#92,186). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schrumpfende“ bei #92,189. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schrumpfende is uncommon German at frequency #92,189 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃʁʊmp͡fn̩də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schrumpfende, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schrumpfende, spelled S-C-H-R-U-M-P-F-E-N-D-E.

Definition

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

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 "schrumpfende"?
"schrumpfende" is spelled S-C-H-R-U-M-P-F-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁʊmp͡fn̩də].
What does "schrumpfende" mean?
As an adjective, "schrumpfende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrumpfend
How do you pronounce "schrumpfende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schrumpfende" is [ˈʃʁʊmp͡fn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schrumpfende" come from?
"schrumpfende" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schwermetall#92,194schändlichen#92,197Schlachtfest#92,180scharenweise#92,171

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list