schmatzen
[ˈʃmat͡sn̩]
The verdict
“schmatzen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #67,663 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #67,663
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Geräusch verursachen, das durch Schließen und rasches Öffnen der feuchten Lippen entsteht (meist beim Essen oder Küssen)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schmatzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃmat͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #67,663 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schmatzen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for schmatzen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃmat͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #67,663 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1ein Geräusch verursachen, das durch Schließen und rasches Öffnen der feuchten Lippen entsteht (meist beim Essen oder Küssen)
- 2reden
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “schmatzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-M-A-T-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃmat͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.