Schmonzette
German, noun/ʃmɔnˈtsɛtə/
Schmonzette is spelled S-C-H-M-O-N-Z-E-T-T-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written German, the 278,604th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schmonzette is a German feminine noun meaning “a cheesy, kitschy film, play or book” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wenig geistreiches (kitschiges) Werk; albernes minderwertiges Erzeugnis”.
What does Schmonzette mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialderogatoryfemininea cheesy, kitschy film, play or book
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wenig geistreiches (kitschiges) Werk; albernes minderwertiges Erzeugnis
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 Schmonzette
- Schmonzetten plural
- Schmunzette alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schmonzette?
- /ʃmɔnˈtsɛtə/
- [ʃmɔnˈt͡sɛtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schmonzette in German?
Schmonzette appears about once in every 23 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).