Schnee von gestern
[ˈʃneː fɔn ˌɡɛstɐn]
The verdict
“Schnee von gestern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht mehr von Interesse, nicht mehr aktuell; etwas, das sich thematisch abgenutzt hat und längst uninteressant geworden ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-schnee-von-gestern · Schnee von gestern · German
Schnee von gestern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schnee von gestern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈʃneː fɔn ˌɡɛstɐn] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Schnee von gestern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Schnee von gestern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈʃneː fɔn ˌɡɛstɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht mehr von Interesse, nicht mehr aktuell; etwas, das sich thematisch abgenutzt hat und längst uninteressant geworden ist".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schnee von gestern, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schnee von gestern, spelled S-C-H-N-E-E- -V-O-N- -G-E-S-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1nicht mehr von Interesse, nicht mehr aktuell; etwas, das sich thematisch abgenutzt hat und längst uninteressant geworden ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Schnee von gestern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das ist doch (alles) Schnee von gestern!
„Lange Wartezeiten sind hier Schnee von gestern.“
This word in other languages
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.