schämend

\ˈʃɛːmənt\

/\ˈʃɛːmənt\/ verb

The verdict

“schämend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe présent de schämen

Corpus desk

Index FR-schamend · schämend · French

schämend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for schämend
PropertyValue
Headwordschämend
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈʃɛːmənt\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « schämend » en français

schämendsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schämend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃɛːmənt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participe présent de schämen".

schämend doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is schämend, spelled S-C-H-Ä-M-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent de schämen

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 "schämend"?
"schämend" is spelled S-C-H-Ä-M-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈʃɛːmənt\.
What does "schämend" mean?
As a verb, "schämend" means: Participe présent de schämen
How do you pronounce "schämend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schämend" is \ˈʃɛːmənt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schämend" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list