Similar words
Dreck
Dreck is more colloquial and coarse — it can even be used as a mild swear, "das geht dich einen Dreck an," none of your business; Schmutz is the more neutral, standard word for dirt.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
suciedad
suciedad is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dirt."
Practice
1 What does Schmutz mean?
kindergarten
intoxication
dirt
consultant
dirt
2 Fill the gap: Die Schuhe sind voller ___.
Schmutz
Quotient
Prospekt
Full sentence: Die Schuhe sind voller Schmutz. (The shoes are full of dirt.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches Schmutz?
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Negative
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: negative.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Academic
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
N
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
Schmutz: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.