Schnappschildkröte
German, noun/ˈʃnapˌʃɪltkʁøːtə/
Schnappschildkröte is spelled S-C-H-N-A-P-P-S-C-H-I-L-D-K-R-Ö-T-E (18 letters) and appears about once in every 30 million words in written German, the 321,814th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schnappschildkröte is a German feminine noun meaning “snapping turtle (any turtle of the genus Chelydra)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “große, aggressive in Nordamerika beheimatete Schildkröte”.
What does Schnappschildkröte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesnapping turtle (any turtle of the genus Chelydra)
- 2
femininecommon snapping turtle, mossback (Chelydra serpentina)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. große, aggressive in Nordamerika beheimatete Schildkröte
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 Schnappschildkröte
- Schnappschildkröten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schnappschildkröte?
- /ˈʃnapˌʃɪltkʁøːtə/
- [ˈʃnapˌʃɪltkʁøːtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schnappschildkröte in German?
Schnappschildkröte appears about once in every 30 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).