schmutz
/ʃmʊts/noun
schmutz is spelled S-C-H-M-U-T-Z: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schmutz means “dirt, filth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in schmutz?
| Letters | 7: S-C-H-M-U-T-Z |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is schmutz?
Schmutz appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 schmutz?
- US /ʃmʊts/
Schmutz 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).
What rhymes with schmutz?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as schmutz from its last stressed vowel (/ʊts/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of schmutz
- shmutz
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schmutz mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
dirt, filth
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does schmutz come from?
From Yiddish שמוץ (shmuts) or German Schmutz. Doublet of smut.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).