schmal
\ʃmaːl\
The verdict
“schmal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étroit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schmal · schmal · French
schmal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schmal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʃmaːl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
schmal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʃmaːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schmal, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is schmal, spelled S-C-H-M-A-L.
Definition
- 1Étroit.
- 2Maigre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schmal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wer zu (Jakob) Fried vordringen will, geht durch einen schmalen Gang – vorbei an rund 40 Rennrädern aus den 1980er-Jahren. Auch von der Decke baumeln die Drahtesel, darunter die eine oder andere heißbegehrte Rarität.
Jonas sah ihr hinterher, (...), sah zu, wie seine Frau sich von ihm entfernte. Wie ihr langes, honigblondes Haar, ihre schmalen Jeans, ihr dunkelgrünes Oberteil langsam schwarz-weiß wurden, als die Dunkelheit sie umschloss.
Antonyms
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.