schmieren
\ˈʃmiː.ʀən\
The verdict
“schmieren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étaler, étendre, enduire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schmieren · schmieren · French
schmieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | schmieren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃmiː.ʀən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « schmieren » en français
Rare enough to double-check
schmieren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃmiː.ʀən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for schmieren, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is schmieren, spelled S-C-H-M-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Étaler, étendre, enduire.
- 2Lubrifier.
- 3Écrire illisiblement.
- 4Soudoyer, suborner, corrompre, graisser la patte.
- 5Embrasser avec la langue.
- 6Cabotiner, surjouer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how schmieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Brote sind schon fertig geschmiert.
An Maschinen muss man ab und zu die Lager schmieren.
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.