schummern
[ˈʃʊmɐn]
The verdict
“schummern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dämmern; zum Abend hin dunkler werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-schummern · schummern · German
schummern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schummern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃʊmɐn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “schummern” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
schummern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃʊmɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schummern, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is schummern, spelled S-C-H-U-M-M-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1dämmern; zum Abend hin dunkler werden
- 2mit Hilfe verschiedener Farbtöne die unterschiedlichen Hänge auf einer Landkarte schattieren; schattenplastisch gliedern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schummern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es fängt an zu schummern. Bald müssen wir ein Licht anmachen. Oder sollen wir vielleicht eine Kerze anzünden?
Für die Karte schummert man das Gelände mit Kreide oder Grafit.
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.
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