Schmeichelei
German, noun/ʃmaɪ̯çəˈlaɪ̯/
Schmeichelei is spelled S-C-H-M-E-I-C-H-E-L-E-I (12 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 96,776th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schmeichelei is a German feminine noun meaning “flattery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schmeichelnde Äußerung”.
What does Schmeichelei mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineflattery
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schmeichelnde Äußerung
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 Schmeichelei
- Schmeicheleien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schmeichelei?
- /ʃmaɪ̯çəˈlaɪ̯/
- [ʃmaɪ̯çəˈlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schmeichelei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schmeichelei in German?
Schmeichelei appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).