schmooze
/ʃmuːz/verb, noun
schmooze is spelled S-C-H-M-O-O-Z-E: 8 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, schmooze means “To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in schmooze?
| Letters | 8: S-C-H-M-O-O-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is schmooze?
Schmooze appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 schmooze?
- /ʃmuːz/
Schmooze has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-schmooze.ogg, En-au-schmooze.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of schmooze
- schmoozes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- schmoozing participle, present
- schmoozed participle, past
- schmoose
- schmooz
- shmooze
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schmooze mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
I wish he could do his job as well as he schmoozes with the boss.
noun
- 1
A casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Schmooze in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | codearse, congraciarse |
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 schmooze come from?
Borrowed from Yiddish שמועס (shmues), from Hebrew שְׁמוּעוֹת (sh'mu'ót), plural of שְׁמוּעָה (sh'mu'á, “report, piece of news, rumor”). Cognate with German schmusen (“to cuddle”, older “to flirt, flatter, schmooze”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).