Schneekugel
German, noun/ˈʃneːˌkuːɡəl/
Schneekugel is spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-K-U-G-E-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 120,168th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schneekugel is a German feminine noun meaning “snow globe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit Wasser gefüllter Behälter, in dem kleine Partikel beim Schütteln aufwirbeln und sich dann wie Schnee…”.
What does Schneekugel mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesnow globe
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mit Wasser gefüllter Behälter, in dem kleine Partikel beim Schütteln aufwirbeln und sich dann wie Schnee langsam wieder setzen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Schneekugel
- Schneekugeln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schneekugel?
- /ˈʃneːˌkuːɡəl/
- [ˈʃneːˌkuːɡl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Schneekugel in German?
Schneekugel appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).