Schmähschrift
[ˈʃmɛːˌʃʁɪft]
The verdict
“Schmähschrift” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leidenschaftlich, verächtlich machend gegen eine Sache oder Person verfasstes Schriftstück, bei dem Sachlichkeit in den Hintergrund tritt
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmahschrift · Schmähschrift · German
Schmähschrift · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schmähschrift |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmɛːˌʃʁɪft] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schmähschrift” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schmähschrift is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃmɛːˌʃʁɪft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leidenschaftlich, verächtlich machend gegen eine Sache oder Person verfasstes Schriftstück, bei dem Sachlichkeit in den Hintergrund tritt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schmähschrift in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schmähschrift, spelled S-C-H-M-Ä-H-S-C-H-R-I-F-T.
Definition
- 1leidenschaftlich, verächtlich machend gegen eine Sache oder Person verfasstes Schriftstück, bei dem Sachlichkeit in den Hintergrund tritt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schmähschrift appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seine Schmähschrift gegen die Menschenrechtlerin Beck macht jedoch eine wichtige Gemeinsamkeit zwischen der alten revolutionären Linken und dem neulinken Milieu deutlich.“
„Im lateinischen Schrifttum fragt man, wer wohl die Schmähschrift »Invectiva in Ciceronem« geschrieben haben mag.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "Schmähschrift"?
What does "Schmähschrift" mean?
How do you pronounce "Schmähschrift"?
What language does "Schmähschrift" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
What to do next
You've looked up "Schmähschrift". Here's where to go from here.
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.