Schmaus

[ʃmaʊ̯s]

/[ʃmaʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schmaus” is uncommon German (frequency #71,818 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,818
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gutes Essen, gute Mahlzeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmaus · Schmaus · German

Schmaus · rank #71,818 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,818
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schläfchen

Nearest frequency peer: Schläfchen (-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 „Schmaus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schmaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃmaʊ̯s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,818
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmaus“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schmausfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schläfchen“ (#71,817), „Schlupf“ (#71,816), „Schraubendreher“ (#71,820). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmaus“ bei #71,818. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schmaus is uncommon German at frequency #71,818 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃmaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Schmaus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schmaus, spelled S-C-H-M-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    gutes Essen, gute Mahlzeit
  2. 2
    Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. An diesem Festtag saß die ganze Familie beim Schmaus.
  2. „Die Alte sorgte nun mit ganzem Eifer für den Schmaus, und bald war der Tisch voll beladen.“

Synonyms

FestmahlzeitFestessen

Antonyms

Fraß

This word in other languages

feast(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 "Schmaus"?
"Schmaus" is spelled S-C-H-M-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃmaʊ̯s].
What does "Schmaus" mean?
As a noun, "Schmaus" means: gutes Essen, gute Mahlzeit
How do you pronounce "Schmaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmaus" is [ʃmaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmaus" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Schlupf#71,816Schemen#71,804seziert#71,841Sodomie#71,849

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list