Butterschmalz

[ˈbʊtɐˌʃmalt͡s]

/[ˈbʊtɐˌʃmalt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Butterschmalz” is uncommon German (frequency #99,604 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,604
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fett, das fast vollkommen frei von Eiweiß, Wasser und Milchzucker ist, aus Butter gewonnen und meist zum Braten verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-butterschmalz · Butterschmalz · German

Butterschmalz · rank #99,604 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,604
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bunkers

Nearest frequency peer: Bunkers (-2 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 „Butterschmalz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Butterschmalz
PropertyValue
HeadwordButterschmalz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊtɐˌʃmalt͡s]
Letters13
Frequency rank#99,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Butterschmalz“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bunkers“ (#99,602), „Buchrücken“ (#99,601), „Bücherregale“ (#99,607). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Butterschmalz“ bei #99,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Butterschmalz is uncommon German at frequency #99,604 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʊtɐˌʃmalt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fett, das fast vollkommen frei von Eiweiß, Wasser und Milchzucker ist, aus Butter gewonnen und meist zum Braten verwendet wird".

Zero misspellings are on record for Butterschmalz in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Butterschmalz, spelled B-U-T-T-E-R-S-C-H-M-A-L-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fett, das fast vollkommen frei von Eiweiß, Wasser und Milchzucker ist, aus Butter gewonnen und meist zum Braten verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Butterschmalz kann stärker erhitzt werden als Butter und eignet sich somit besser zum Anbraten von Fleisch, hat aber dennoch diesen leckeren Buttergeschmack.
  2. Die Blüten säubern, durch den Teig ziehen und im heißen Butterschmalz goldbraun ausbacken.

Synonyms

Butterreinfett

This word in other languages

clarified butter(English)beurre clarifié(Français)

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 "Butterschmalz"?
"Butterschmalz" is spelled B-U-T-T-E-R-S-C-H-M-A-L-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊtɐˌʃmalt͡s].
What does "Butterschmalz" mean?
As a noun, "Butterschmalz" means: Fett, das fast vollkommen frei von Eiweiß, Wasser und Milchzucker ist, aus Butter gewonnen und meist zum Braten verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "Butterschmalz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Butterschmalz" is [ˈbʊtɐˌʃmalt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Butterschmalz" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list