Schneckenhaus
[ˈʃnɛkn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]
The verdict
“Schneckenhaus” is uncommon German (frequency #87,023 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,023
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - spiralförmig gewundenes, aus Kalk bestehendes Gehäuse mancher Gastropoden (Schnecken)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schneckenhaus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃnɛkn̩ˌhaʊ̯s] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #87,023 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schneckenhaus” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Schneckenhaus is uncommon German at frequency #87,023 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnɛkn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Schneckenhaus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Schneckenhaus, spelled S-C-H-N-E-C-K-E-N-H-A-U-S.
Definition
- 1spiralförmig gewundenes, aus Kalk bestehendes Gehäuse mancher Gastropoden (Schnecken)
- 2Haus oder Räumlichkeiten, in denen Prostituierte ihrem Gewerbe nachgehen
- 3eine Art Anhänger, in dem man auf Reisen wohnt und der von einem Auto gezogen wird
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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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Using “Schneckenhaus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-N-E-C-K-E-N-H-A-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.