Augenschmaus

[ˈaʊ̯ɡənˌʃmaʊ̯s]

/[ˈaʊ̯ɡənˌʃmaʊ̯s]/ noun

The verdict

“Augenschmaus” is uncommon German (frequency #73,259 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,259
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schöner Anblick

Corpus desk

Index DE-augenschmaus · Augenschmaus · German

Augenschmaus · rank #73,259 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,259
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Auftragsarbei…

Nearest frequency peer: Auftragsarbeiten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Augenschmaus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Augenschmaus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Augenschmaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordAugenschmaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaʊ̯ɡənˌʃmaʊ̯s]
Letters12
Frequency rank#73,259
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Augenschmaus“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Augenschmausfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Auftragsarbeiten“ (#73,258), „ausgebautes“ (#73,260), „aufsuchte“ (#73,257). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Augenschmaus“ bei #73,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Augenschmaus is uncommon German at frequency #73,259 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯ɡənˌʃmaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schöner Anblick".

Zero misspellings are on record for Augenschmaus in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Augenschmaus, spelled A-U-G-E-N-S-C-H-M-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    schöner Anblick

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Augenschmaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der Vikar antwortete nichts drauf, sondern beschaute sich nur das fremde Mädchen von Kopf bis zu den Füßen und schmunzelte dabei immer vergnügter. Es war aber auch ein Augenschmaus, das Mädchen.“
  2. „Sie fühlte sich diesmal, da zum Ohrenschmaus auch noch Augenschmaus hinzukam, womöglich noch angeregter und aufgeregter als dannzumal, da sie dem noch in der Vorarbeit steckenden Gatten durch das verabredete Husten ihre Bereitschaft signalisierte.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Augenschmaus"?
"Augenschmaus" is spelled A-U-G-E-N-S-C-H-M-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯ɡənˌʃmaʊ̯s].
What does "Augenschmaus" mean?
As a noun, "Augenschmaus" means: schöner Anblick
How do you pronounce "Augenschmaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Augenschmaus" is [ˈaʊ̯ɡənˌʃmaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Augenschmaus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Augenschmaus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list