schmoozy
/ˈʃmuːzi/
"schmoozy" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“schmoozy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tending to schmooze; sucking up for the sake of social advancement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schmoozy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈʃmuːzi/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schmoozy” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
schmoozy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈʃmuːzi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tending to schmooze; sucking up for the sake of social advancement.".
schmoozy doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From schmooze + -y. The correct English form is schmoozy, spelled S-C-H-M-O-O-Z-Y.
Definition
- 1Tending to schmooze; sucking up for the sake of social advancement.
Etymology
From schmooze + -y.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “schmoozy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-C-H-M-O-O-Z-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.