schmaus

\ʃmaʊ̯s\

/\ʃmaʊ̯s\/ verb

The verdict

“schmaus” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de schmausen.

Corpus desk

Index FR-schmaus · schmaus · French

schmaus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • 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.

Key facts for schmaus
PropertyValue
Headwordschmaus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʃmaʊ̯s\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « schmaus » en français

schmaussiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmaus is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʃmaʊ̯s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de schmausen.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for schmaus, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is schmaus, spelled S-C-H-M-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de schmausen.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schmaus"?
"schmaus" is spelled S-C-H-M-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃmaʊ̯s\.
What does "schmaus" mean?
As a verb, "schmaus" means: Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de schmausen.
How do you pronounce "schmaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmaus" is \ʃmaʊ̯s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmaus" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list