Schmutzkampagne
[ˈʃmʊt͡skamˌpanjə]
The verdict
“Schmutzkampagne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit unfairen Mitteln geführte, rücksichtslose Kampagne
Corpus desk
Index DE-schmutzkampagne · Schmutzkampagne · German
Schmutzkampagne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schmutzkampagne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃmʊt͡skamˌpanjə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schmutzkampagne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schmutzkampagne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃmʊt͡skamˌpanjə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit unfairen Mitteln geführte, rücksichtslose Kampagne".
Schmutzkampagne has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schmutzkampagne, spelled S-C-H-M-U-T-Z-K-A-M-P-A-G-N-E.
Definition
- 1mit unfairen Mitteln geführte, rücksichtslose Kampagne
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schmutzkampagne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Damit einher ging eine propagandistische Schmutzkampagne, bei der sich beide Seiten nichts schenkten.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.