Schnapper

[ˈʃnapɐ]

/[ˈʃnapɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schnapper” is uncommon German (frequency #76,133 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,133
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreter der Familie der Lutjanidae, mariner Raubfische in Riffen des Indopazifiks und Atlantiks

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnapper · Schnapper · German

Schnapper · rank #76,133 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,133
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schlüssiges

Nearest frequency peer: schlüssiges (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Schnapper“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schnapper“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schnapper
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchnapper
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnapɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,133
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnapper“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schnapperfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schlüssiges“ (#76,132), „Schlüsselfigur“ (#76,131), „schonender“ (#76,135). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schnapper“ bei #76,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schnapper is uncommon German at frequency #76,133 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnapɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Schnapper 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schnapper, spelled S-C-H-N-A-P-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vertreter der Familie der Lutjanidae, mariner Raubfische in Riffen des Indopazifiks und Atlantiks
  2. 2
    einer, der nach etwas schnappt in Form eines zuschnappenden Bisses oder eines schnellen Atemholens mit dem Mund oder dem Maul
  3. 3
    ein Bauteil, das selbsttätig einschnappt oder einrastet und damit eine Verriegelungsfunktion übernimmt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schnapper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Nordamerikaner lieben den Schnapper: Er ist fest, trocken und weiß im Fleisch und hat dabei nur wenige, große Gräten und er ist für alle Garmethoden geeignet.“
  2. Der Schnapper lebt in den subtropischen Riffen des Indopazifiks und Atlantiks, wo er seiner Beute auflauert und plötzlich zuschnappt.

Synonyms

Lutjanidae

This word in other languages

snapper(English)vivaneaux(Français)

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 "Schnapper"?
"Schnapper" is spelled S-C-H-N-A-P-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnapɐ].
What does "Schnapper" mean?
As a noun, "Schnapper" means: Vertreter der Familie der Lutjanidae, mariner Raubfische in Riffen des Indopazifiks und Atlantiks
How do you pronounce "Schnapper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schnapper" is [ˈʃnapɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schnapper" come from?
"Schnapper" 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 "Schnapper", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list