google translate will tell you it’s ‘Liebe’ because that’s what the actual translation for the word love as in you feel love for someone is. that’s not the words anybody would use for a pet name tho, the closest for that is Liebling.
Now to how much it’s used/who uses it: millenials sometimes, boomers, not really younger people, it’s not super common but it feels a little formal almost to me.
people maybe use this for their kid but not really for an s/o, not sure why. i probably wouldn’t use it because it sounds very much like dark romance-ish and patronizing in the context of a relationship i think? plus it’s 3 syllables so it just takes longer to say/call out, and it sounds kinda harsh imo.
technically means ‘treasure’ but i think it fits really well.
10/10, i love. short and sweet honestly. you’ll most likely hear every german couple call each other that at some point. most people like or love this, i feel like only very few don’t. perfect to call out kinda annoyed when your s/o is taking to long to do something “scha-atz” the annoyed draw out of the a is important for that lmao. also used for kids.
not german but a lot of people use it.
not commonly used but some people do use it, it sounds really sweet, i love it personally, it’s not cringy to me. a lot of people also use it maybe towards kids but they’ll maybe go for “Engelchen” (usually the ‘chen’ at the end changes the word to a smaller version of things in german) if they’re talking to smaller kids, “Engel” for an s/o.
there’s not really translations of honey/sweetheart or stuff like that i think?
anything like my heart, etc is not commonly used, feels dark romance-ish too, just cringy, no.
super cute, means mouse. commonly used especially in younger couples i think. love it, adorable. also used for kids, maybe also the version “Mäuschen” sometimes for kids.
lmk any questions in the comments, hope this helps! xx
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