schummeln
[ˈʃʊml̩n]
The verdict
“schummeln” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,797. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,797
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Spiel (ein wenig, ohne schwerwiegende Konsequenzen) unehrlich sein beziehungsweise betrügen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schummeln · schummeln · German
schummeln · rank #42,797 · 13 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #42,797
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Schraubenzieh…
Nearest frequency peer: Schraubenzieher (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „schummeln“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- schmutziger
schmutziger
57,207 corpus weight
- Schornstein…
Schornsteinfeger
57,206 corpus weight
- Schraubenzi…
Schraubenzieher
57,205 corpus weight
- schummeln
schummeln
57,204 corpus weight
- Schweizerin
Schweizerin
57,203 corpus weight
- Schächte
Schächte
57,202 corpus weight
What this shows „schummeln“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schummeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊml̩n] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #42,797 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „schummeln“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around schummeln (IPA [ˈʃʊml̩n]), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,797 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for schummeln, with forms such as "cshummeln", "scchummeln", and "schhummeln". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "schütteln", "Schüsseln", "Schimmel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schummeln, spelled S-C-H-U-M-M-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1im Spiel (ein wenig, ohne schwerwiegende Konsequenzen) unehrlich sein beziehungsweise betrügen
- 2bei einer Schularbeit oder einem Test mit unerlaubten Mitteln nachhelfen, um eine bessere Note zu erzielen (zum Beispiel mithilfe eines Schummelzettels)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schummeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat beim Spielen ein bisschen geschummelt.
Wer bei der Matura schummelt und erwischt wird, fliegt durch.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- cshummeln
- scchummeln
- schhummeln
- schmumeln
- schumeln
- schumemln
- schummelln
- schummelnn
- schummenl
- schummlen
- scuhmmeln
- shcummeln
- sschummeln
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schummeln - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schummeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).