Schmankerl
German, noun/ˈʃmankɐl/
Schmankerl is spelled S-C-H-M-A-N-K-E-R-L (10 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 35,692nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schmankerl is a German neuter noun meaning “tidbit (also figurative)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine besonders gute (ursprünglich süße Mehl-)Speise; Leckerbissen, Spezialität”.
What does Schmankerl mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutertidbit (also figurative)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine besonders gute (ursprünglich süße Mehl-)Speise; Leckerbissen, Spezialität 2. Höhepunkt
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 Schmankerl
- Schmankerls genitive
- Schmankerln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schmankerl?
- /ˈʃmankɐl/
- [ˈʃmaŋkɐl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schmankerl in German?
Schmankerl appears 1.1 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).