Which to use
“Schnee” and “Schneide” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,917
- “Schnee” frequency rank
- #13,936
- “Schneide” frequency rank
- 16853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schnee | Schneide |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Niederschlag in Form von Eiskristallen | die schneidende Kante eines Werkzeugs (Messer, Schere und so weiter) oder einer Waffe |
Where the eye mixes Schnee and Schneide
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Schnee vs Schneide
A purely visual mix-up. Schnee ([ʃneː]) and Schneide ([ˈʃnaɪ̯də]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schnee is recorded at frequency rank #2,917, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃneː]. Schneide is at rank #13,936, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃnaɪ̯də].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16853, this pair ranks #1,932,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schnee vs Schneide
Shared letters: cehns. Private to "Schnee": -. Private to "Schneide": di.
"Schnee" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVV · "Schneide" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Schnee" for "Schneide" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Schnee" vs "Schneide" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Schnee" and "Schneide" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schnee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Schneide" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schnee" and "Schneide" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schneide vs schneien". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,932,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.