Schmutzwäsche
German, noun/ˈʃmʊt͡sˌvɛʃə/
Schmutzwäsche is spelled S-C-H-M-U-T-Z-W-Ä-S-C-H-E (13 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 132,783rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schmutzwäsche is a German feminine noun meaning “dirty laundry (laundry that is unclean or soiled)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wäsche, die getragen oder sonst wie verwendet und dabei verschmutzt wurde”.
What does Schmutzwäsche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedirty laundry (laundry that is unclean or soiled)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wäsche, die getragen oder sonst wie verwendet und dabei verschmutzt wurde
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 Schmutzwäsche
- Schmutzwäschen plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schmutzwäsche?
- /ˈʃmʊt͡sˌvɛʃə/
- [ˈʃmʊt͡sˌvɛʃə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schmutzwäsche in German?
Schmutzwäsche appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).