schrumpfte

[ˈʃʁʊmp͡ftə]

/[ˈʃʁʊmp͡ftə]/ verb

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The verdict

“schrumpfte” is uncommon German (frequency #53,217 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,217
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schrumpfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schrumpfte · schrumpfte · German

schrumpfte · rank #53,217 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,217
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schnuppe

Nearest frequency peer: Schnuppe (-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 „schrumpfte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schrumpfte
PropertyValue
Headwordschrumpfte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃʁʊmp͡ftə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,217
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schrumpfte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schnuppe“ (#53,216), „schubst“ (#53,218), „schmunzelnd“ (#53,215). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schrumpfte“ bei #53,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schrumpfte is uncommon German at frequency #53,217 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃʁʊmp͡ftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schrumpfte, 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 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 schrumpfte, spelled S-C-H-R-U-M-P-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schrumpfen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schrumpfen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schrumpfen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schrumpfen

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 "schrumpfte"?
"schrumpfte" is spelled S-C-H-R-U-M-P-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʁʊmp͡ftə].
What does "schrumpfte" mean?
As a verb, "schrumpfte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schrumpfen
How do you pronounce "schrumpfte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schrumpfte" is [ˈʃʁʊmp͡ftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schrumpfte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schlüssige#53,212Seitenzahl#53,230Ruhezeiten#53,199Riedlingen#53,192

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list