Schmuddelkind
German, noun/ˈʃmʊdl̩ˌkɪnt/
Schmuddelkind is spelled S-C-H-M-U-D-D-E-L-K-I-N-D (13 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written German, the 391,488th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schmuddelkind is a German neuter noun meaning “pariah, outsider” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “schmuddeliges (unsauberes, ungepflegtes) Kind”.
What does Schmuddelkind mean in English?
noun
- 1
derogatoryneuterpariah, outsider
- 2
neuterurchin
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. schmuddeliges (unsauberes, ungepflegtes) Kind
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 Schmuddelkind
- Schmuddelkindes genitive
- Schmuddelkinds genitive
- Schmuddelkinder plural
- Schmuddelkinde dative singular
- Schmuddelkindern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schmuddelkind?
- /ˈʃmʊdl̩ˌkɪnt/
- [ˈʃmʊdl̩ˌkɪnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schmuddelkind in German?
Schmuddelkind appears about once in every 43 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).