Gaumenschmaus
[ˈɡaʊ̯mənˌʃmaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Gaumenschmaus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine besonders schmackhafte Speise
Corpus desk
Index DE-gaumenschmaus · Gaumenschmaus · German
Gaumenschmaus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Gaumenschmaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡaʊ̯mənˌʃmaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Gaumenschmaus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Gaumenschmaus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaʊ̯mənˌʃmaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine besonders schmackhafte Speise".
Gaumenschmaus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Gaumenschmaus, spelled G-A-U-M-E-N-S-C-H-M-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1eine besonders schmackhafte Speise
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Gaumenschmaus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf diese Weise wird natürlich auch eine Tiefkühlpizza mit einem vorgewaschenen und -geschnippelten Salat aus der Plastiktüte zu einem Gaumenschmaus.“
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.