Schlemihl
German, noun/ˈʃleːmiːl/
Schlemihl is spelled S-C-H-L-E-M-I-H-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schlemihl is a German masculine noun meaning “schlemiel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemand, dem (durch seine Einfältigkeit) nichts gelingt”.
What does Schlemihl mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineschlemiel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jemand, dem (durch seine Einfältigkeit) nichts gelingt 2. jemand, der auf listige und durchtriebene Weise seine Ziele verfolgt; gerissener Mensch
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 Schlemihl
- Schlemihls genitive
- Schlemihle plural
- Schlemihlen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schlemihl?
- /ˈʃleːmiːl/
- [ˈʃleːmiːl]
- [ʃleˈmiːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schlemihl
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schlemihl in German?
Schlemihl appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).