schmeißen
\ˈʃmaɪ̯sn̩\
The verdict
“schmeißen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schmei-en · schmeißen · French
schmeißen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | schmeißen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃmaɪ̯sn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « schmeißen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
schmeißen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃmaɪ̯sn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jeter.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schmeißen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is schmeißen, spelled S-C-H-M-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1Jeter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how schmeißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Und der Druck, mit Ressourcen schonender umzugehen, sie nicht einfach in die Tonne zu schmeißen, ist schon enorm wegen der Erderhitzung.
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.