schrumpfenden

[ˈʃʁʊmp͡fn̩dən]

/[ˈʃʁʊmp͡fn̩dən]/ adj

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The verdict

“schrumpfenden” is uncommon German (frequency #89,536 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,536
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-schrumpfenden · schrumpfenden · German

schrumpfenden · rank #89,536 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,536
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schriftstücken

Nearest frequency peer: Schriftstücken (-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 „schrumpfenden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schrumpfenden
PropertyValue
Headwordschrumpfenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃʁʊmp͡fn̩dən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#89,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schrumpfenden“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schrumpfendenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schriftstücken“ (#89,535), „Schuber“ (#89,537), „Schramme“ (#89,534). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schrumpfenden“ bei #89,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schrumpfenden is uncommon German at frequency #89,536 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃʁʊmp͡fn̩dən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for schrumpfenden in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schrumpfenden, spelled S-C-H-R-U-M-P-F-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrumpfend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrumpfend
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrumpfend
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrumpfend
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrumpfend
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrumpfend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrumpfend
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrumpfend
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrumpfend
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrumpfend
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrumpfend
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera 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 "schrumpfenden"?
"schrumpfenden" is spelled S-C-H-R-U-M-P-F-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁʊmp͡fn̩dən].
What does "schrumpfenden" mean?
As an adjective, "schrumpfenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schrumpfend
How do you pronounce "schrumpfenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schrumpfenden" is [ˈʃʁʊmp͡fn̩dən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schrumpfenden" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list