Schlangenbiss
[ˈʃlaŋənˌbɪs]
The verdict
“Schlangenbiss” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bissverletzung, verursacht durch eine (Gift-)Schlange
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Index DE-schlangenbiss · Schlangenbiss · German
Schlangenbiss · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- 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 | Schlangenbiss |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃlaŋənˌbɪs] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schlangenbiss“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schlangenbiss is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃlaŋənˌbɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bissverletzung, verursacht durch eine (Gift-)Schlange".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Schlangenbiss in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Schlangenbiss, spelled S-C-H-L-A-N-G-E-N-B-I-S-S.
Definition
- 1Bissverletzung, verursacht durch eine (Gift-)Schlange
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schlangenbiss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er wurde wegen eines Schlangenbisses in ein Krankenhaus eingeliefert.
„Besonders in dörflichen Gesellschaften suchen viele Menschen nach einem Schlangenbiss traditionelle Heiler auf.“
This word in other languages
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.