schmaltzy
/ˈʃmɒltsi/adjective
schmaltzy is spelled S-C-H-M-A-L-T-Z-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, schmaltzy means “Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in schmaltzy?
| Letters | 9: S-C-H-M-A-L-T-Z-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is schmaltzy?
Schmaltzy appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce schmaltzy?
- /ˈʃmɒltsi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-schmaltzy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of schmaltzy
- schmaltzier comparative
- schmaltziest superlative
- schmalzy
- shmaltzy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schmaltzy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Schmaltzy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense overly sentimental, emotional, maudlin or bathetic:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does schmaltzy come from?
From schmaltz + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).