Schmutz
\ʃmʊʦ\
The verdict
“Schmutz” 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) - Saleté, ordure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-schmutz · Schmutz · French
Schmutz · 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 | Schmutz |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃmʊʦ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Schmutz » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Schmutz is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃmʊʦ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schmutz, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Schmutz, spelled S-C-H-M-U-T-Z.
Definition
- 1Saleté, ordure.
- 2Navet pour un film ou un livre.
- 3Graisse animale.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schmutz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach Befahren der Uferstraße war das Auto voll Schmutz.
Dann strichen ihre Augen die langen Mauern der Bastionen hin; manchmal des Nachts hörte sie da die Schreie Ermordeter; und sie bohrte den Blick in die finstern Ecken und abgelegenen Winkel, schwarz von Schmutz und Feuchtigkeit, voller Angst, Lantiers Körper mit aufgeschlitztem Bauch zu entdecken.
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.