Schmerz
\ʃmɛʁʦ\
The verdict
“Schmerz” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Douleur physique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schmerz · Schmerz · French
Schmerz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Schmerz |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃmɛʁʦ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Schmerz is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃmɛʁʦ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Schmerz in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Schmerz, spelled S-C-H-M-E-R-Z.
Definition
- 1Douleur physique.
- 2Douleur psychologique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schmerz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Täter fügte seinem Opfer mit einem Stock erhebliche Schmerzen zu.
In vier Tagen sind die Schmerzen weg!
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.