Schmuck
\ʃmʊk\
The verdict
“Schmuck” 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) - Joaillerie, bijoux ; rarement bijou.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schmuck · Schmuck · French
Schmuck · 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 | Schmuck |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃmʊk\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Schmuck is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃmʊk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Schmuck doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Schmuck, spelled S-C-H-M-U-C-K.
Definition
- 1Joaillerie, bijoux ; rarement bijou.
- 2Décoration, parure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schmuck appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie war eine korpulente Dame mit dicken, weißen Locken über den Ohren, einem schwarz und hellgrau gestreiften Kleide ohne Schmuck, das Einfachheit und Bescheidenheit verriet, und mit noch immer schönen und weißen Händen, in denen sie einen kleinen, sammetnen Pompadour auf dem Schoße hielt.
Man sollte bei Bildern nicht den Rahmen beachten, der ist meist nur Schmuck.
Synonyms
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.