Schmiere
German, noun
Schmiere is spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-R-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schmiere is a German feminine noun meaning “grease” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, schmiere is a different word: “first-person singular present”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “ölige, fetthaltige Substanz, besonders Schmiermittel und Schuhcreme”.
What does Schmiere mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegrease
- 2
femininegoo, gunk
- 3
femininesmear
- 4
femininecream, ointment
noun
- 1
feminineslangguard, watch, especially during the perpetration of a crime or otherwise forbidden act
verb
- 1
first-person singular present
- 2
singular imperative
- 3
first/third-person singular subjunctive I
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ölige, fetthaltige Substanz, besonders Schmiermittel und Schuhcreme 2. Hautpflegemittel, bei dem die wirksamen Substanzen mit einer (fettigen) Masse vermengt sind 3. feuchte, glitschige, schmierige Substanz 4. der streichbare Belag für die zum Verzehr bestimmte Brotschnitte
noun: 1. Wachdienst; den Wachdienst ausübender Wachposten 2. Polizei
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 Schmiere
- Schmieren plural
- Schmier alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Schmiere
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schmiere in German?
Schmiere appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).