schnappe

[ˈʃnapə]

/[ˈʃnapə]/ verb

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The verdict

“schnappe” is uncommon German (frequency #94,838 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,838
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schnappen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnappe · schnappe · German

schnappe · rank #94,838 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,838
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmücke

Nearest frequency peer: schmücke (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “schnappe”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “schnappe” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for schnappe
PropertyValue
Headwordschnappe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃnapə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,838
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “schnappe” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.schnappeliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „schmücke“ (#94,837), „Schneepflug“ (#94,839), „Schmähungen“ (#94,836). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

schnappe is uncommon German at frequency #94,838 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃnapə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for schnappe in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is schnappe, spelled S-C-H-N-A-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schnappen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schnappen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schnappen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schnappen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schnappe"?
"schnappe" is spelled S-C-H-N-A-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnapə].
What does "schnappe" mean?
As a verb, "schnappe" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs schnappen
How do you pronounce "schnappe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schnappe" is [ˈʃnapə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schnappe" come from?
"schnappe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "schnappe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schmücke#94,837schriebe#94,841Schulbau#94,843schlürft#94,830

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list