Schmiere

[ˈʃmiːʁə]

/[ˈʃmiːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schmiere” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,457. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,457
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ölige, fetthaltige Substanz, besonders Schmiermittel und Schuhcreme

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmiere · Schmiere · German

Schmiere · rank #48,457 · 12 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,457
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmeicheln

Nearest frequency peer: schmeicheln (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Schmiere“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Schmiere“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schmiere vs schwere
63% similar
Schmiere vs schönere
63% similar
Schmiere vs Schminke
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schmiere
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmiere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃmiːʁə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#48,457
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schmiere“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schmiereliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schmeicheln“ (#48,456), „schmusen“ (#48,458), „Schreinerei“ (#48,459). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmiere“ bei #48,457. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Schmiere (IPA [ˈʃmiːʁə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,457 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schmiere, with forms such as "cshmiere", "scchmiere", and "schhmiere". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "schwere", "schönere", "Schminke", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schmiere, spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ölige, fetthaltige Substanz, besonders Schmiermittel und Schuhcreme
  2. 2
    Hautpflegemittel, bei dem die wirksamen Substanzen mit einer (fettigen) Masse vermengt sind
  3. 3
    feuchte, glitschige, schmierige Substanz
  4. 4
    der streichbare Belag für die zum Verzehr bestimmte Brotschnitte
  5. 5
    Scheibe Brot mit (streichbarem) Belag
  6. 6
    Schläge
  7. 7
    schlechte Wanderbühne
  8. 8
    provinzielles, niveauloses Theater
  9. 9
    unerlaubte Übersetzungshilfe während einer Klassenarbeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ulis ruhigere Gemütsweise, sein milderes Wesen, welches nicht immer erhitzt war zu Feuer und Flammen im Jagen nach einem unerreichbaren Ziele, einem Wagen gleich, den man ohne Roß und ohne Schmiere dahintreibt, hatte einen wohltätigen Einfluß auf die Arbeiter und das Gesinde.“
  2. Die Anhängerkupplung quietscht, wie wäre es mit ein bisschen Schmiere?

Synonyms

Schmierer

Antonyms

BelobigungenBelohnungenLiebkosungenStreicheleinheitenFilmtheaterKinoLichtspielhaus

This word in other languages

grease(English)cambouis(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmiere
  • scchmiere
  • schhmiere
  • schimere
  • schmeire
  • schmieer
  • schmierre
  • schmiree
  • schmmiere
  • scmhiere
  • shcmiere
  • sschmiere

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schmiere - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cshmiere2scchmiere1schhmiere1schimere2schmeire2schmieer2schmierre1schmiree2
Edit distance from "Schmiere"

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 "Schmiere"?
"Schmiere" is spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃmiːʁə].
What does "Schmiere" mean?
As a noun, "Schmiere" means: ölige, fetthaltige Substanz, besonders Schmiermittel und Schuhcreme
What words are commonly confused with "Schmiere"?
"Schmiere" is commonly confused with "schwere", "schönere", "Schminke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schmiere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmiere" is [ˈʃmiːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmiere" come from?
"Schmiere" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schmusen#48,458schleift#48,451schwanke#48,464Schädels#48,468

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Sansibar12 variantsPrenzlau12 variantspostiert12 variantsportable12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list