Schnäbeln
German, noun[ˈʃnɛːbl̩n]
Schnäbeln is spelled S-C-H-N-Ä-B-E-L-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schnäbeln is a German masculine noun meaning “dative plural of Schnabel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Schnäbeln mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedative plural of Schnabel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. freundschaftlich die Schnäbel aneinanderreiben 2. sich zärtlich küssen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schnäbeln
- schnäbele present
- schnäbelst present
- schnäbelt present
- schnäbelte past
- schnäbel! imperative singular
- schnäbele! imperative singular
- schnäbelt! imperative plural
- geschnäbelt participle-2 perfect
- haben auxiliary perfect
- geschnäbelt haben active infinitive perfect
- zu schnäbeln active extended infinitive
- geschnäbelt zu haben active extended infinitive
- schnäbelnd participle present active
- schnäble! imperative second-person singular
- habe geschnäbelt! imperative uncommon second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schnäbeln?
- [ˈʃnɛːbl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schnäbeln in German?
Schnäbeln appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).