Schmerz
German, noun/ʃmɛʁts/
Schmerz is spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z (7 letters) and appears 23 times per million words in written German, the 3,441st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schmerz is a German masculine noun meaning “physical pain, ache (practically, as a sensation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unangenehme Sinneswahrnehmung, die aufgrund einer äußeren Verletzung auftritt (physiologischer Schmerz)”.
What does Schmerz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinephysical pain, ache (practically, as a sensation)
Haben Sie Schmerzen?
- 2
masculinephysical pain (theoretically, as a bodily mechanism or function)
Schmerz ist ein Alarmsignal des Körpers.
- 3
masculineemotional pain, sorrow, heartache
Man lebt weiter, aber der Schmerz bleibt.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unangenehme Sinneswahrnehmung, die aufgrund einer äußeren Verletzung auftritt (physiologischer Schmerz) 2. unangenehme Sinneswahrnehmung, die aufgrund einer seelischen Verletzung auftritt (psychischer Schmerz)
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 Schmerz
- Schmerzes genitive
- Schmerzen plural
- Schmerze dative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schmerz?
- /ʃmɛʁts/
- [ʃmɛɐ̯ts]
- [ʃmɛʁt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schmerz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schmerz in German?
Schmerz appears 23 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).