Schlaumeier
German, noun/ˈʃlaʊ̯ˌmaɪ̯ɐ/
Schlaumeier is spelled S-C-H-L-A-U-M-E-I-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 58,632nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlaumeier is a German masculine noun meaning “smart aleck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein schlauer, listiger, pfiffiger Mensch”.
What does Schlaumeier mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatorymasculinesmart aleck
- 2
masculinesly fox, cunning person
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein schlauer, listiger, pfiffiger Mensch 2. ein Mensch, der sich unbegründet für schlau hält oder als schlau ausgibt
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 Schlaumeier
- Schlaumeiers genitive
- Schlaumeierin feminine
- Schlaumeiern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlaumeier?
- /ˈʃlaʊ̯ˌmaɪ̯ɐ/
- [ˈʃlaʊ̯ˌmaɪ̯ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schlaumeier in German?
Schlaumeier appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).