Griebenschmalz
German, noun/ˈɡʁiːbm̩ˌʃmalt͡s/
Griebenschmalz is spelled G-R-I-E-B-E-N-S-C-H-M-A-L-Z (14 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written German, the 334,656th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Griebenschmalz is a German neuter noun meaning “lard (rendered fat) that contains greaves (unmeltable residues)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Schmalz mit Grieben”.
What does Griebenschmalz mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlard (rendered fat) that contains greaves (unmeltable residues)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Schmalz mit Grieben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Griebenschmalz
- Griebenschmalzes genitive
- Griebenschmalze plural
- Griebenschmalzen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Griebenschmalz?
- /ˈɡʁiːbm̩ˌʃmalt͡s/
- [ˈɡʁiːbn̩ˌʃmalt͡s]
- [ˈɡʁiːbm̩ˌʃmalt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Griebenschmalz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Griebenschmalz in German?
Griebenschmalz appears about once in every 32 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).