Schnauzer

[ˈʃnaʊ̯t͡sɐ]

/[ˈʃnaʊ̯t͡sɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schnauzer” is uncommon German (frequency #58,264 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,264
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rauhaarige Hunderasse mit einer Art Schnauzbart

Corpus desk

Index DE-schnauzer · Schnauzer · German

Schnauzer · rank #58,264 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,264
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schneeflocke

Nearest frequency peer: Schneeflocke (+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 „Schnauzer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schnauzer
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchnauzer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnaʊ̯t͡sɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,264
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnauzer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schnauzerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schneeflocke“ (#58,265), „Schnüre“ (#58,266), „Schlitzen“ (#58,261). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schnauzer“ bei #58,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schnauzer is uncommon German at frequency #58,264 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnaʊ̯t͡sɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schnauzer, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Schnauzer, spelled S-C-H-N-A-U-Z-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    rauhaarige Hunderasse mit einer Art Schnauzbart
  2. 2
    Schnauzbart

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Schnauzer dient als Wachhund für den Hof.
  2. Seine Frau will, dass er sich den Schnauzer abrasiert.

Synonyms

SchnauzbartSchnäuzerSchnauz

This word in other languages

Schnauzer(English)schnauzer(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 "Schnauzer"?
"Schnauzer" is spelled S-C-H-N-A-U-Z-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnaʊ̯t͡sɐ].
What does "Schnauzer" mean?
As a noun, "Schnauzer" means: rauhaarige Hunderasse mit einer Art Schnauzbart
How do you pronounce "Schnauzer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schnauzer" is [ˈʃnaʊ̯t͡sɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schnauzer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schnauzer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Schlitzen#58,261schäbigen#58,276Schädling#58,277Samstagen#58,247

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list