schmalzig
German, adjective/ˈʃmalt͡sɪç/
schmalzig is spelled S-C-H-M-A-L-Z-I-G (9 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 211,221st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schmalzig is a German adjective meaning “schmaltzy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does schmalzig mean in English?
adjective
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schmaltzy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of schmalzig
- schmalziger masculine nominative singular
- am schmalzigsten superlative
- schmalzige feminine nominative singular
- schmalziges neuter nominative singular
- schmalzigen genitive masculine singular
- schmalzigem dative masculine singular
- der schmalzige definite includes-article masculine
- die schmalzige definite feminine includes-article
- das schmalzige definite includes-article neuter
- die schmalzigen definite includes-article nominative
- des schmalzigen definite genitive includes-article
- der schmalzigen definite feminine genitive
- dem schmalzigen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce schmalzig?
- /ˈʃmalt͡sɪç/
- /ˈʃmalt͡sɪk/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to schmalzig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is schmalzig in German?
schmalzig appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).