Schmiergeld
[ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt]
The verdict
“Schmiergeld” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #49,230 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #49,230
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Geld, mit dem jemand bestochen wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schmiergeld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #49,230 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schmiergeld” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schmiergeld is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,230 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Geld, mit dem jemand bestochen wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schmiergeld, with forms such as "cshmiergeld", "scchmiergeld", and "schhmiergeld". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schmiergeld, spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-R-G-E-L-D.
Definition
- 1Geld, mit dem jemand bestochen wird
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshmiergeld,scchmiergeld,schhmiergeld,schimergeld,schmeirgeld,schmiegreld,schmieregld,schmiergedl,schmiergeldd,schmiergelld,schmierggeld,schmiergled,schmierrgeld,schmiregeld,schmmiergeld,scmhiergeld,shcmiergeld,sschmiergeld
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schmiergeld - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Schmiergeld”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-M-I-E-R-G-E-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃmiːɐ̯ˌɡɛlt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.