Schmand

[ʃmant]

/[ʃmant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schmand” is uncommon German (frequency #72,898 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,898
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fettreiche saure Sahne, saure Sahne mit einem Fettgehalt von 20 bis 29 %

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmand · Schmand · German

Schmand · rank #72,898 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,898
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmerzenden

Nearest frequency peer: schmerzenden (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schmand“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schmand“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schmand
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃmant]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,898
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmand“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schmandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schmerzenden“ (#72,899), „Schlafsäcke“ (#72,896), „Schlafentzug“ (#72,895). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmand“ bei #72,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schmand is uncommon German at frequency #72,898 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃmant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schmand, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Schmand, spelled S-C-H-M-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    fettreiche saure Sahne, saure Sahne mit einem Fettgehalt von 20 bis 29 %
  2. 2
    leeres Gerede, Stuss, artikulierter Unsinn oder Irrsinn
  3. 3
    feuchter Schmutz, Schlamm, Matsch, Modder; nasse Erde in Bergwerken, schwefelgelbe Erde beim Vitriolsieden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schmand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nimm ein wenig Schmand, damit die Suppe besser schmeckt.
  2. „Denn ohne Schmand läuft im Eichsfeld rein gar nichts.“

Synonyms

MilchrahmSauerrahmSchmetten

This word in other languages

smetana(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schmand"?
"Schmand" is spelled S-C-H-M-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃmant].
What does "Schmand" mean?
As a noun, "Schmand" means: fettreiche saure Sahne, saure Sahne mit einem Fettgehalt von 20 bis 29 %
How do you pronounce "Schmand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmand" is [ʃmant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmand" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schmand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ruhland#72,883ruckelt#72,882quercus#72,847qualmen#72,845

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list