Schnappatmung
German, noun/ˈʃnapˌʔaːtmʊŋ/
Schnappatmung is spelled S-C-H-N-A-P-P-A-T-M-U-N-G (13 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 67,080th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schnappatmung is a German feminine noun meaning “agonal respiration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Atmung, bei der das Luftholen stoßweise und mit längeren Pausen erfolgt”.
What does Schnappatmung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineagonal respiration
- 2
femininea shocked, indignant (less commonly enthusiastic), often exaggerated or ridiculous rhetorical or gestural reaction, accompanied by the impression of breathlessness appropriate to the occasion
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Atmung, bei der das Luftholen stoßweise und mit längeren Pausen erfolgt
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 Schnappatmung
- Schnappatmungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schnappatmung?
- /ˈʃnapˌʔaːtmʊŋ/
- [ˈʃnapˌʔaːtmʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schnappatmung in German?
Schnappatmung appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).