Schnapsbruder

[ˈʃnapsˌbʁuːdɐ]

/[ˈʃnapsˌbʁuːdɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Schnapsbruder” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die viel Alkohol trinkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnapsbruder · Schnapsbruder · German

Schnapsbruder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Schnapsbruder
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchnapsbruder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnapsˌbʁuːdɐ]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnapsbruder“ im Deutschen

Schnapsbruderschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schnapsbruder is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnapsˌbʁuːdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die viel Alkohol trinkt".

Schnapsbruder doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Schnapsbruder, spelled S-C-H-N-A-P-S-B-R-U-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die viel Alkohol trinkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Vorn auf der Straße wankte ein älterer Schnapsbruder daher, er schlingerte an einer Mauer entlang wie eine mechanische Spielzeugente.“

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schnapsbruder"?
"Schnapsbruder" is spelled S-C-H-N-A-P-S-B-R-U-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnapsˌbʁuːdɐ].
What does "Schnapsbruder" mean?
As a noun, "Schnapsbruder" means: Person, die viel Alkohol trinkt
How do you pronounce "Schnapsbruder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schnapsbruder" is [ˈʃnapsˌbʁuːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schnapsbruder" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list