Schneeregen

[ˈʃneːˌʁeːɡn̩]

/[ˈʃneːˌʁeːɡn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Schneeregen” is uncommon German (frequency #90,857 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,857
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Niederschlag, bei dem Regen und Schnee zugleich – gemischt – fallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-schneeregen · Schneeregen · German

Schneeregen · rank #90,857 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,857
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schneeschmelze

Nearest frequency peer: Schneeschmelze (+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 „Schneeregen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schneeregen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchneeregen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃneːˌʁeːɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#90,857
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schneeregen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schneeregenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schneeschmelze“ (#90,858), „schminkt“ (#90,855), „schnellt“ (#90,859). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schneeregen“ bei #90,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schneeregen is uncommon German at frequency #90,857 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃneːˌʁeːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Niederschlag, bei dem Regen und Schnee zugleich – gemischt – fallen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schneeregen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Schneeregen, spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-R-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Niederschlag, bei dem Regen und Schnee zugleich – gemischt – fallen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Soeben fällt heftiger Schneeregen.
  2. „Die Nacht war stockdunkel, dichte Nebelschwaden zogen über die Erde, ganz Richmond lag im Dunst, während Schneeregen fiel.“

Antonyms

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 "Schneeregen"?
"Schneeregen" is spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-R-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃneːˌʁeːɡn̩].
What does "Schneeregen" mean?
As a noun, "Schneeregen" means: Niederschlag, bei dem Regen und Schnee zugleich – gemischt – fallen
How do you pronounce "Schneeregen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schneeregen" is [ˈʃneːˌʁeːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schneeregen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list