Schmach
German, noun/ʃmaːχ/
Schmach is spelled S-C-H-M-A-C-H (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,479th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schmach is a German feminine noun meaning “disgrace” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “erhebliche Beeinträchtigung des Ansehens, durch andere beigebracht”.
What does Schmach mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedisgrace
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. erhebliche Beeinträchtigung des Ansehens, durch andere beigebracht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Schmach?
- /ʃmaːχ/
- [ʃmaːx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schmach
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schmach in German?
Schmach appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).