Schmier

[ʃmiːɐ̯]

/[ʃmiːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schmier” is uncommon German (frequency #59,150 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,150
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polizei

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmier · Schmier · German

Schmier · rank #59,150 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,150
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schlaumeier

Nearest frequency peer: Schlaumeier (-2 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 „Schmier“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schmier
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃmiːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,150
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmier“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schlaumeier“ (#59,148), „Schramberg“ (#59,152), „schlagenden“ (#59,147). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmier“ bei #59,150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schmier is uncommon German at frequency #59,150 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃmiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Schmier in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schmier, spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Polizei
  2. 2
    Bestechungsgeld
  3. 3
    Belegtes Brot

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bist du eigentlich ein Spitzel der Schmier, oder machst du ein Praktikum als Sozialarbeiter?“
  2. Das Mundartwort «Schmier» ist nicht abschätzig und meint weder Schmiere noch Dreck, sondern ursprünglich «Wache». In Grimms Wörterbuchband von 1899 wird «Schmier» folgendermassen erklärt: Die Wache, Hut, Aufsicht, die bewachende Person, Wächter, Wachtposten, Soldat, Aufpasser, Diebeswache, Wache beim Einbruch, das Wachtgebäude.

Synonyms

DeutschlandumgangssprachlichoftabwertendBullenPolenteGaunerspracheSchmiereÖsterreichsaloppKibereiSchmiergeldÖsterreichSchmierage

This word in other languages

cops(English)poli(Español)flicaille(Français)

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 "Schmier"?
"Schmier" is spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃmiːɐ̯].
What does "Schmier" mean?
As a noun, "Schmier" means: Polizei
How do you pronounce "Schmier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmier" is [ʃmiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmier" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

salzige#59,135Rührung#59,131scrolls#59,169shuffle#59,180

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list