Pulverschnee
[ˈpʊlvɐˌʃneː]
The verdict
“Pulverschnee” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trockener Schnee, der unter Druck nicht zusammenklebt
Corpus desk
Index DE-pulverschnee · Pulverschnee · German
Pulverschnee · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | Pulverschnee |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʊlvɐˌʃneː] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pulverschnee“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pulverschnee is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʊlvɐˌʃneː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "trockener Schnee, der unter Druck nicht zusammenklebt".
Zero misspellings are on record for Pulverschnee in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pulverschnee, spelled P-U-L-V-E-R-S-C-H-N-E-E.
Definition
- 1trockener Schnee, der unter Druck nicht zusammenklebt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pulverschnee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lass es, Pulverschnee lässt sich nicht zu einem Schneeball formen!
„Während wir an sonnigen Septembertagen mit der Gedankenlosigkeit des Massenmenschen im Freien Kaffee trinken, stehen seine Schaufensterpuppen bereits bis an die Knie im Pulverschnee und kämpfen mit Ohrenschützern, schafwollenen Fäustlingen und gewinnendem Lächeln gegen polare Frosteinbrüche.“
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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.