Schmuck

[ʃmʊk]

/[ʃmʊk]/ noun

The verdict

“Schmuck” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,736. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,736
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Objekte oder Elemente, die der Verschönerung oder Verzierung eines Gegenstandes oder eines Lebewesens dienen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schmuck · Schmuck · German

Schmuck · rank #4,736 · 12 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,736
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlimmste

Nearest frequency peer: schlimmste (-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 „Schmuck“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Schmuck“ 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).

Schmuck vs Schock
71% similar
Schmuck vs Schmutz
71% similar
Schmuck vs Schreck
71% similar

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

Key facts for Schmuck
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchmuck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃmʊk]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,736
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schmuck“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schmuckliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schlimmste“ (#4,735), „sicheren“ (#4,737), „Roland“ (#4,734). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schmuck“ bei #4,736. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Schmuck (IPA [ʃmʊk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,736 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schmuck, with forms such as "cshmuck", "scchmuck", and "schhmuck". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Schock", "Schmutz", "Schreck", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Schmuck, spelled S-C-H-M-U-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objekte oder Elemente, die der Verschönerung oder Verzierung eines Gegenstandes oder eines Lebewesens dienen
  2. 2
    Objekte, die zur Zierde von Personen oder deren Kleidung dienen, wie zum Beispiel Tattoos

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man sollte bei Bildern nicht den Rahmen beachten, der ist meist nur Schmuck.
  2. Manche Personen zeigen gerne ihren Schmuck.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cshmuck
  • scchmuck
  • schhmuck
  • schmcuk
  • schmmuck
  • schmucck
  • schmuckk
  • schmukc
  • schumck
  • scmhuck
  • shcmuck
  • sschmuck

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schmuck - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cshmuck2scchmuck1schhmuck1schmcuk2schmmuck1schmucck1schmuckk1schmukc2
Edit distance from "Schmuck"

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 "Schmuck"?
"Schmuck" is spelled S-C-H-M-U-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃmʊk].
What does "Schmuck" mean?
As a noun, "Schmuck" means: Objekte oder Elemente, die der Verschönerung oder Verzierung eines Gegenstandes oder eines Lebewesens dienen
What words are commonly confused with "Schmuck"?
"Schmuck" is commonly confused with "Schock", "Schmutz", "Schreck". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Schmuck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schmuck" is [ʃmʊk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schmuck" come from?
"Schmuck" 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 "Schmuck", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list