Schmiergeld
German, noun/ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt/
Schmiergeld is spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-R-G-E-L-D (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,795th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schmiergeld is a German neuter noun meaning “lubrication payment, bribe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Geld, mit dem jemand bestochen wird”.
What does Schmiergeld mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlubrication payment, bribe
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Geld, mit dem jemand bestochen wird
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 Schmiergeld
- Schmiergeldes genitive
- Schmiergelds genitive
- Schmiergelder plural
- Schmiergelde dative singular
- Schmiergeldern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schmiergeld?
- /ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt/
- [ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schmiergeld
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schmiergeld in German?
Schmiergeld 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).