schnappten
[ˈʃnaptn̩]
The verdict
“schnappten” is uncommon German (frequency #89,533 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,533
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schnappen
Corpus desk
Index DE-schnappten · schnappten · German
schnappten · rank #89,533 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #89,533
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH schmieriger
Nearest frequency peer: schmieriger (-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 “schnappten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Schmelzwass…
Schmelzwasser
10,471 corpus weight
- schmerzlich…
schmerzlicher
10,470 corpus weight
- schmieriger
schmieriger
10,469 corpus weight
- schnappten
schnappten
10,468 corpus weight
- Schramme
Schramme
10,467 corpus weight
- Schriftstüc…
Schriftstücken
10,466 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “schnappten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schnappten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃnaptn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #89,533 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “schnappten” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
schnappten is uncommon German at frequency #89,533 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃnaptn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for schnappten, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is schnappten, spelled S-C-H-N-A-P-P-T-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schnappen
- 23. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schnappen
- 31. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schnappen
- 43. Person Plural Konjunktiv Präteritum 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.
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