Schneckentempo

[ˈʃnɛkn̩ˌtɛmpo]

/[ˈʃnɛkn̩ˌtɛmpo]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schneckentempo” is uncommon German (frequency #83,264 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,264
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ganz geringe Geschwindigkeit

Key facts for Schneckentempo
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchneckentempo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃnɛkn̩ˌtɛmpo]
Letters14
Frequency rank#83,264
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Schneckentempo” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Schneckentempo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schneckentempo is uncommon German at frequency #83,264 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃnɛkn̩ˌtɛmpo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ganz geringe Geschwindigkeit".

Schneckentempo has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Schneckentempo, spelled S-C-H-N-E-C-K-E-N-T-E-M-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ganz geringe Geschwindigkeit

Antonyms

Wahnsinnstempo

This word in other languages

snail's pace(English)

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 "Schneckentempo"?
"Schneckentempo" is spelled S-C-H-N-E-C-K-E-N-T-E-M-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃnɛkn̩ˌtɛmpo].
What does "Schneckentempo" mean?
As a noun, "Schneckentempo" means: ganz geringe Geschwindigkeit
How do you pronounce "Schneckentempo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schneckentempo" is [ˈʃnɛkn̩ˌtɛmpo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schneckentempo" come from?
"Schneckentempo" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Schneckentempo”

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-T-E-M-P-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃnɛkn̩ˌtɛmpo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list