Schalmei
German, noun/ʃalˈmaɪ̯/
Schalmei is spelled S-C-H-A-L-M-E-I (8 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 170,338th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schalmei is a German feminine noun meaning “shawm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Oberbegriff für alle Blasinstrumente mit einfachem und doppeltem Rohrblatt”.
What does Schalmei mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshawm
- 2
femininea member of the shawm family
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Oberbegriff für alle Blasinstrumente mit einfachem und doppeltem Rohrblatt 2. mittelalterliches Blasinstrument mit doppeltem Rohrblatt und sechs bis sieben Grifflöchern 3. ein Blechblasinstrument mit mehreren Schallröhren 4. Zungenregister einer Orgel
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 Schalmei
- Schalmeien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schalmei?
- /ʃalˈmaɪ̯/
- [ʃalˈmaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schalmei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schalmei in German?
Schalmei appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).