Schneeball

[ˈʃneːˌbal]

/[ˈʃneːˌbal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schneeball” is uncommon German (frequency #56,508 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,508
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einem Ball geformter Schnee

Corpus desk

Index DE-schneeball · Schneeball · German

Schneeball · rank #56,508 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,508
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schmecke

Nearest frequency peer: schmecke (-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 „Schneeball“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schneeball
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchneeball
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃneːˌbal]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,508
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schneeball“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schneeballfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „schmecke“ (#56,507), „schnurstracks“ (#56,509), „Schmarrn“ (#56,506). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schneeball“ bei #56,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schneeball is uncommon German at frequency #56,508 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃneːˌbal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Schneeball in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Schneeball, spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-B-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu einem Ball geformter Schnee
  2. 2
    ein Strauch mit weißen Blütendolden aus der Gattung Viburnum

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Schneeball traf ihn voll ins Gesicht.
  2. „Ein Schneeball kann nicht in einem Augenblick schmelzen.“

Synonyms

SchneeballenstrauchSchneeballstrauch

This word in other languages

snowball(English)rodela(Español)boule de neige(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 "Schneeball"?
"Schneeball" is spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-B-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃneːˌbal].
What does "Schneeball" mean?
As a noun, "Schneeball" means: zu einem Ball geformter Schnee
How do you pronounce "Schneeball"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schneeball" is [ˈʃneːˌbal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schneeball" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schlängelt#56,505Schuldners#56,513Schulnoten#56,515Seilbahnen#56,522

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list