schmuck
/ˈʃmʌk/
"schmuck" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“schmuck” is an uncommon English word, ranked #51,979 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #51,979
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because they are stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schmuck |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʃmʌk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,979 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schmuck” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for schmuck is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈʃmʌk/. Corpus data places it at rank #51,979 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
schmuck doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Yiddish שמאָק (shmok, “penis, fool”). The correct English form is schmuck, spelled S-C-H-M-U-C-K.
Definition
- 1A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because they are stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant.
- 2A deplorable, pitiful person.
Etymology
From Yiddish שמאָק (shmok, “penis, fool”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “schmuck”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-C-H-M-U-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈʃmʌk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.