Schmecker
[ˈʃmɛkɐ]
The verdict
“Schmecker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vermögen des Wildes etwas durch Geruch wahrzunehmen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmecker · Schmecker · German
Schmecker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schmecker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmɛkɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmecker“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schmecker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃmɛkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Schmecker doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schmecker, spelled S-C-H-M-E-C-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Vermögen des Wildes etwas durch Geruch wahrzunehmen
- 2das dem Schmecken dienende Sinneswerkzeug; Maul des Rot-, Dam- und Rehwildes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schmecker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„‚Er hat einen feinen Schmecker!‘ sagte er, und ließ sich in einen Stuhl nieder. Tammeri stand vor ihm mit ängstlich gefalteten Händen.“
Der Rehbock nahm einen Bruch, einen kleinen Zweig, in den Schmecker.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.