schnarren
German, verb/ˈʃnarən/
schnarren is spelled S-C-H-N-A-R-R-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 241,486th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schnarren is a German verb meaning “to utter a croaky sound, to snar, to snarl, to squawk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein eher tiefes Geräusch verursachen, das trocken knarrend rasselt”.
What does schnarren mean in English?
verb
- 1
to utter a croaky sound, to snar, to snarl, to squawk
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ein eher tiefes Geräusch verursachen, das trocken knarrend rasselt 2. mit trockener, knarrender Stimme sprechen
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 schnarren
- schnarrt present singular third-person
- schnarrte past
- geschnarrt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- schnarrend participle present
- schnarre first-person indicative present
- schnarrst indicative present second-person
- schnarrest second-person singular subjunctive
- schnarret plural second-person subjunctive
- schnarrten first-person indicative plural
- schnarrtest indicative preterite second-person
- schnarrtet indicative plural preterite
- schnarr imperative second-person singular
- habe geschnarrt first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben geschnarrt first-person indicative multiword-construction
- schnarr! imperative singular
- schnarre! imperative singular
- schnarrt! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce schnarren?
- /ˈʃnarən/
- [ˈʃnaʁən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is schnarren in German?
schnarren appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).