SMS
German, noun/ˌɛsʔɛmˈʔɛs/
SMS is spelled S-M-S (3 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,505th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). SMS is a German feminine noun meaning “SMS (text message)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine über das Mobilfunknetz durch den gleichnamigen Dienst versandte Kurznachricht”.
What does SMS mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineneuterSMS (text message)
noun
- 1
SMS – Seiner Majestät Schiff (His Majesty's Ship)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine über das Mobilfunknetz durch den gleichnamigen Dienst versandte Kurznachricht
noun: 1. Telekommunikationsdienst zur Übermittlung kurzer Textnachrichten
abbreviation: 1. Seiner Majestät Schiff 2. Sega Master System
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 SMS
- SMSen plural
- SMSe plural
- S. M. S. alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce SMS?
- /ˌɛsʔɛmˈʔɛs/
- /ˌɛsɛˈmɛs/
- /-se-/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to SMS
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is SMS in German?
SMS appears 17 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).