schmatzen

[ˈʃmat͡sn̩]

/[ˈʃmat͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“schmatzen” is uncommon German (frequency #67,663 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,663
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Geräusch verursachen, das durch Schließen und rasches Öffnen der feuchten Lippen entsteht (meist beim Essen oder Küssen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmatzen · schmatzen · German

schmatzen · rank #67,663 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,663
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlittschuh

Nearest frequency peer: Schlittschuh (-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 „schmatzen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schmatzen
PropertyValue
Headwordschmatzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃmat͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,663
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „schmatzen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).schmatzenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlittschuh“ (#67,662), „schmuggelt“ (#67,664), „Schnappatmung“ (#67,665). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „schmatzen“ bei #67,663. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmatzen is uncommon German at frequency #67,663 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃmat͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schmatzen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is schmatzen, spelled S-C-H-M-A-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Geräusch verursachen, das durch Schließen und rasches Öffnen der feuchten Lippen entsteht (meist beim Essen oder Küssen)
  2. 2
    reden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich hasse es, wenn jemand am Tisch beim Essen schmatzt.
  2. Das verliebte Ehepaar schmatzt schon die ganze Zeit.

This word in other languages

smack(English)mamullar(Español)

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 "schmatzen"?
"schmatzen" is spelled S-C-H-M-A-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmat͡sn̩].
What does "schmatzen" mean?
As a verb, "schmatzen" means: ein Geräusch verursachen, das durch Schließen und rasches Öffnen der feuchten Lippen entsteht (meist beim Essen oder Küssen)
How do you pronounce "schmatzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmatzen" is [ˈʃmat͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmatzen" come from?
"schmatzen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Realisten#67,621sperrigen#67,720Spielgeld#67,722Portmonee#67,598

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list