Schneeflocke

[ˈʃneːˌflɔkə]

/[ˈʃneːˌflɔkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schneeflocke” is uncommon German (frequency #58,265 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,265
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Kälte verklebte Eiskristalle

Corpus desk

Index DE-schneeflocke · Schneeflocke · German

Schneeflocke · rank #58,265 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,265
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schnauzer

Nearest frequency peer: Schnauzer (-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 „Schneeflocke“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schneeflocke
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchneeflocke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃneːˌflɔkə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#58,265
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schneeflocke“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schneeflockefällt 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: „Schnauzer“ (#58,264), „Schnüre“ (#58,266), „Schrebergarten“ (#58,267). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schneeflocke“ bei #58,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schneeflocke is uncommon German at frequency #58,265 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃneːˌflɔkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch Kälte verklebte Eiskristalle".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Schneeflocke, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schneeflocke, spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-F-L-O-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Kälte verklebte Eiskristalle

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Leise fallen Schneeflocken von Himmel und bedecken die Erde mit Schnee.
  2. „Er trug sein Basecap und betrachtete gedankenversunken die Schneeflocken durch das Fenster.“

Antonyms

Regentropfen

This word in other languages

snowflake(English)flocon de neige(Français)floco de neve(Português)

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 "Schneeflocke"?
"Schneeflocke" is spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-F-L-O-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃneːˌflɔkə].
What does "Schneeflocke" mean?
As a noun, "Schneeflocke" means: durch Kälte verklebte Eiskristalle
How do you pronounce "Schneeflocke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schneeflocke" is [ˈʃneːˌflɔkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schneeflocke" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schaltfläche#58,254semantischen#58,291Sexspielzeug#58,293Räumlichkeit#58,236

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list