schmilblick

\ʃmil.blik\

/\ʃmil.blik\/ noun

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The verdict

“schmilblick” is uncommon French (frequency #91,160 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,160
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Appareil invraisemblable ne servant à rien du tout.

Key facts for schmilblick
PropertyValue
Headwordschmilblick
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃmil.blik\
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,160
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schmilblick” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schmilblick lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schmilblick is uncommon French at frequency #91,160 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃmil.blik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

schmilblick has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is schmilblick, spelled S-C-H-M-I-L-B-L-I-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appareil invraisemblable ne servant à rien du tout.
  2. 2
    Chose, objet à deviner par des questions auxquelles on ne répond que par oui ou par non.
  3. 3
    Quelque chose de difficile à décrire ou à cerner, un machin.
  4. 4
    Sujet de discussion (dans l'optique de faire avancer celle-ci).

This word in other languages

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schmilblick"?
"schmilblick" is spelled S-C-H-M-I-L-B-L-I-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃmil.blik\.
What does "schmilblick" mean?
As a noun, "schmilblick" means: Appareil invraisemblable ne servant à rien du tout.
How do you pronounce "schmilblick"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schmilblick" is \ʃmil.blik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schmilblick" come from?
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Using “schmilblick”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-C-H-M-I-L-B-L-I-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃmil.blik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list