Schmeichelei
\ʃmaɪ̯çəˈlaɪ̯\
The verdict
“Schmeichelei” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flatterie
Corpus desk
Index FR-schmeichelei · Schmeichelei · French
Schmeichelei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schmeichelei |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃmaɪ̯çəˈlaɪ̯\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Schmeichelei » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Schmeichelei is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃmaɪ̯çəˈlaɪ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Flatterie".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schmeichelei in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Schmeichelei, spelled S-C-H-M-E-I-C-H-E-L-E-I.
Definition
- 1Flatterie
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schmeichelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
»In Anbetracht Ihrer unheimlichen Fähigkeit, Dinge in Erfahrung zu bringen, die Sie nicht wissen sollten, und Ihrer wohlbedachten Schmeicheleien wichtigen Leuten gegenüber — übrigens, vielen Dank für die Ananas, Sie liegen vollkommen richtig, die habe ich am liebsten —«
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.