schmoozing
noun, verb
schmoozing is spelled S-C-H-M-O-O-Z-I-N-G: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schmoozing means “The act of one who schmoozes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of schmoozing is schmoozings.
How many letters and syllables are in schmoozing?
| Letters | 10: S-C-H-M-O-O-Z-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 schmoozing?
Schmoozing appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 schmoozing?
- General-American
Schmoozing has 2 syllables (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-schmoozing.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of schmoozing
- schmoozings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schmoozing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of one who schmoozes.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of schmooze
- 2
present participle and gerund of schmooz
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).