Schnackerl
[ˈʃnakɐl]
The verdict
“Schnackerl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unwillkürliches, ruckartiges Einatmen bei gleichzeitigem Von-sich-Geben von glucksenden Geräuschen, hervorgerufen durch ruckartiges Zusammenziehen des Zwerchfells (ähnlich wie beim Husten)
Corpus desk
Index DE-schnackerl · Schnackerl · German
Schnackerl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Schnackerl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃnakɐl] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnackerl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schnackerl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnakɐl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unwillkürliches, ruckartiges Einatmen bei gleichzeitigem Von-sich-Geben von glucksenden Geräuschen, hervorgerufen durch ruckartiges Zusammenziehen des Zwerchfells (ähnlich wie beim Husten)".
Schnackerl has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schnackerl, spelled S-C-H-N-A-C-K-E-R-L.
Definition
- 1unwillkürliches, ruckartiges Einatmen bei gleichzeitigem Von-sich-Geben von glucksenden Geräuschen, hervorgerufen durch ruckartiges Zusammenziehen des Zwerchfells (ähnlich wie beim Husten)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schnackerl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Ich wünsche dir Sodbrennen und Schnackerln."
"Wie der „Guardian“ nun berichtete, will ein Forschungsteam vom University of Texas Health Science Center eine Sofortlösung gegen Schnackerl entwickelt haben: einen L-förmigen Strohhalm aus Plastik mit einem Ventil am Boden."
Synonyms
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.