Schneepflug

[ˈʃneːˌp͡fluːk]

/[ˈʃneːˌp͡fluːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schneepflug” is uncommon German (frequency #94,839 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,839
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zum Entfernen des Schnees von Straßen, entweder motorisiert oder von Tieren gezogen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schneepflug · Schneepflug · German

Schneepflug · rank #94,839 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,839
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schnappe

Nearest frequency peer: schnappe (-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 „Schneepflug“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schneepflug
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchneepflug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃneːˌp͡fluːk]
Letters11
Frequency rank#94,839
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schneepflug“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schneepflugfällt 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: „schnappe“ (#94,838), „Schrankwand“ (#94,840), „schmücke“ (#94,837). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schneepflug“ bei #94,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schneepflug is uncommon German at frequency #94,839 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃneːˌp͡fluːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät zum Entfernen des Schnees von Straßen, entweder motorisiert oder von Tieren gezogen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schneepflug, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schneepflug, spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-P-F-L-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät zum Entfernen des Schnees von Straßen, entweder motorisiert oder von Tieren gezogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In diesem Winter waren Schneepflüge noch wichtiger als früher.
  2. „Wir werden auf unserem Drehkreis immer näher an das andere Boot herangetragen, schon treffen die Wellenberge, die von unserem Bug wie von einem Schneepflug zur Seite geworfen werden, mit taumelnden Dwarsseen zusammen, Wasserfetzen schießen senkrecht hoch, wie aus einem Geysir geschleudert.“

This word in other languages

snowplough(English)quitanieves(Español)chasse-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 "Schneepflug"?
"Schneepflug" is spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-P-F-L-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃneːˌp͡fluːk].
What does "Schneepflug" mean?
As a noun, "Schneepflug" means: Gerät zum Entfernen des Schnees von Straßen, entweder motorisiert oder von Tieren gezogen
How do you pronounce "Schneepflug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schneepflug" is [ˈʃneːˌp͡fluːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schneepflug" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schrankwand#94,840Schmähungen#94,836Schubkarren#94,842schmerzvoll#94,833

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list