Schummelzettel
[ˈʃʊml̩ˌt͡sɛtl̩]
The verdict
“Schummelzettel” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleines, verborgen mitgeführtes Stück Papier, worauf Notizen und dergleichen geschrieben sind, die es leichter machen sollen, bei einem Test oder einer Schularbeit durchzukommen.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schummelzettel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊml̩ˌt͡sɛtl̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schummelzettel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schummelzettel is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃʊml̩ˌt͡sɛtl̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kleines, verborgen mitgeführtes Stück Papier, worauf Notizen und dergleichen geschrieben sind, die es leichter machen sollen, bei einem Test oder einer Schularbeit durchzukommen.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schummelzettel in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Schummelzettel, spelled S-C-H-U-M-M-E-L-Z-E-T-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1kleines, verborgen mitgeführtes Stück Papier, worauf Notizen und dergleichen geschrieben sind, die es leichter machen sollen, bei einem Test oder einer Schularbeit durchzukommen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "Schummelzettel"?
What does "Schummelzettel" mean?
How do you pronounce "Schummelzettel"?
What language does "Schummelzettel" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Schummelzettel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-U-M-M-E-L-Z-E-T-T-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃʊml̩ˌt͡sɛtl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.