Schneeglöckchen

[ˈʃneːɡlœkçən]

/[ˈʃneːɡlœkçən]/ noun

The verdict

“Schneeglöckchen” is uncommon German (frequency #77,287 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,287
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Pflanzengattung mit etwa 19 Arten

Corpus desk

Index DE-schneeglockchen · Schneeglöckchen · German

Schneeglöckchen · rank #77,287 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,287
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schnacken

Nearest frequency peer: schnacken (-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 „Schneeglöckchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schneeglöckchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchneeglöckchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃneːɡlœkçən]
Letters15
Frequency rank#77,287
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schneeglöckchen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schneeglöckchenfällt 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: „schnacken“ (#77,286), „Schnittpunkte“ (#77,288), „schmerzende“ (#77,285). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schneeglöckchen“ bei #77,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schneeglöckchen is uncommon German at frequency #77,287 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃneːɡlœkçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Schneeglöckchen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schneeglöckchen, spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-G-L-Ö-C-K-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Pflanzengattung mit etwa 19 Arten
  2. 2
    meist ist das Kleine oder Gewöhnliche Schneeglöckchen gemeint; eine Art von [1]
  3. 3
    regional auch die Bezeichnung für die Frühlings-Knotenblume

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Heimat der Schneeglöckchen ist Europa und das südwestliche Asien, von Kleinasien, über den Kaukasus bis zur Region um das Kaspische Meer.
  2. „Es war in den ersten Tagen des Frühlings, ringsum blühten Schneeglöckchen und Krokus.“

Synonyms

GalanthusHübsches Februar-MädchenLichtmess-GlöckchenLichtmess-GlockenMarienkerzenMilchblumeSchnee-DurchstecherWeiße JungfrauWeißglatzeGalanthus nivalisGroßes SchneeglöckchenLeucojum vernumMärzbecherMärzenbecher

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); 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 "Schneeglöckchen"?
"Schneeglöckchen" is spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-G-L-Ö-C-K-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃneːɡlœkçən].
What does "Schneeglöckchen" mean?
As a noun, "Schneeglöckchen" means: eine Pflanzengattung mit etwa 19 Arten
How do you pronounce "Schneeglöckchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schneeglöckchen" is [ˈʃneːɡlœkçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schneeglöckchen" come from?
"Schneeglöckchen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list