Schimmelkäse
German, noun/ˈʃɪml̩ˌkɛːzə/
Schimmelkäse is spelled S-C-H-I-M-M-E-L-K-Ä-S-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 36 million words in written German, the 357,274th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schimmelkäse is a German masculine noun meaning “cheese with mold; blue cheese, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Käse mit einem essbaren Edelschimmel”.
What does Schimmelkäse mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecheese with mold; blue cheese, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Käse mit einem essbaren Edelschimmel
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 Schimmelkäse
- Schimmelkäses genitive
- Schimmelkäsen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schimmelkäse?
- /ˈʃɪml̩ˌkɛːzə/
- /ˈʃɪml̩ˌkeːzə/
- [ˈʃɪml̩ˌkɛːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schimmelkäse in German?
Schimmelkäse appears about once in every 36 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).