Schandmaul

[ˈʃantˌmaʊ̯l]

/[ˈʃantˌmaʊ̯l]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schandmaul” is uncommon German (frequency #96,192 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,192
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein lästerndes, unverschämtes Mundwerk

Corpus desk

Index DE-schandmaul · Schandmaul · German

Schandmaul · rank #96,192 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,192
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schamanin

Nearest frequency peer: Schamanin (-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 „Schandmaul“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schandmaul
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchandmaul
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃantˌmaʊ̯l]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,192
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schandmaul“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schandmaulfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schamanin“ (#96,191), „Schaufensterpuppe“ (#96,193), „Schafwolle“ (#96,190). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schandmaul“ bei #96,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schandmaul is uncommon German at frequency #96,192 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃantˌmaʊ̯l]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schandmaul, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Schandmaul, spelled S-C-H-A-N-D-M-A-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein lästerndes, unverschämtes Mundwerk
  2. 2
    Person mit lästerndem Charakter

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kannst Du Dein Schandmaul nicht zügeln?
  2. Ich würde Oliver Welke schon ein kleines Schandmaul nennen.

This word in other languages

snot(English)

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 "Schandmaul"?
"Schandmaul" is spelled S-C-H-A-N-D-M-A-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃantˌmaʊ̯l].
What does "Schandmaul" mean?
As a noun, "Schandmaul" means: ein lästerndes, unverschämtes Mundwerk
How do you pronounce "Schandmaul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schandmaul" is [ˈʃantˌmaʊ̯l]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schandmaul" come from?
"Schandmaul" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schafwolle#96,190Sarkophage#96,187Schierling#96,197Schiffmann#96,198

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list