Schnalzlaut
[ˈʃnalt͡sˌlaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Schnalzlaut” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Klasse von Lauten, die dadurch gebildet werden, dass Luft plötzlich von außen in den Mundraum eingesogen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-schnalzlaut · Schnalzlaut · German
Schnalzlaut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Schnalzlaut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃnalt͡sˌlaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnalzlaut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schnalzlaut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnalt͡sˌlaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Klasse von Lauten, die dadurch gebildet werden, dass Luft plötzlich von außen in den Mundraum eingesogen wird".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schnalzlaut, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schnalzlaut, spelled S-C-H-N-A-L-Z-L-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1Klasse von Lauten, die dadurch gebildet werden, dass Luft plötzlich von außen in den Mundraum eingesogen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Schnalzlaut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wörter wie Kxao, »Oma, !Kung oder /'hoansi enthalten jeweils einen bestimmten Laut – ein Tss!, einen Klick-, Schmatz- oder Schnalzlaut, wie man sie etwa verwendet, um Hufgeklapper nachzuahmen oder ein Pferd anzutreiben –, vier unterschiedliche »velar-ingressive Verschlusslaute«, die sich phonetisch nicht mit normalen Buchstaben darstellen lassen.“
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.