smooch
/smut͡ʃ/noun, verb
smooch is spelled S-M-O-O-C-H: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, smooch means “A kiss, especially that which is on the cheek” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of smooch is smooches.
How many letters and syllables are in smooch?
| Letters | 6: S-M-O-O-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd 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 smooch?
Smooch appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 smooch?
- UK /smuːt͡ʃ/
- US /smut͡ʃ/
- Australia /smʉːt͡ʃ/
Smooch 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-smooch.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of smooch
- smooches plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- smouch
- smooching participle, present
- smooched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does smooch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA kiss, especially that which is on the cheek.
- 2
derogatoryslangSomeone who easily agrees to give oral sex.
- 3
Alternative form of smutch.
verb
- 1
informalTo kiss.
They smooched in the doorway.
- 2
datedslangTo steal.
- 3
Alternative form of smutch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Smooch in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Schmatzer, Küsschen, Bussi, Busserl , knutschen |
| Spanish | beso , besar |
| French | bécoter |
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 smooch come from?
Perhaps from a dialectal variation of smack. Compare also Low German smok (“a kiss, a smouch/smooch”), Alemannic German Schmutz, Schmützle (“a kiss, a smooch”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).