Schneeschmelze

[ˈʃneːˌʃmɛlt͡sə]

/[ˈʃneːˌʃmɛlt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schneeschmelze” is uncommon German (frequency #90,858 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,858
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Tauen des Schnees, sobald milderes Wetter aufkommt

Corpus desk

Index DE-schneeschmelze · Schneeschmelze · German

Schneeschmelze · rank #90,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,858
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schneeregen

Nearest frequency peer: Schneeregen (-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 „Schneeschmelze“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schneeschmelze
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchneeschmelze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃneːˌʃmɛlt͡sə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#90,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schneeschmelze“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schneeschmelzefällt 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: „Schneeregen“ (#90,857), „schnellt“ (#90,859), „schminkt“ (#90,855). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schneeschmelze“ bei #90,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schneeschmelze is uncommon German at frequency #90,858 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃneːˌʃmɛlt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Tauen des Schnees, sobald milderes Wetter aufkommt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Schneeschmelze, 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schneeschmelze, spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Tauen des Schnees, sobald milderes Wetter aufkommt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die einsetzende Schneeschmelze lässt die Bäche und Flüsse anschwellen.
  2. „Die Wanderkarte rät, früh aufzubrechen, dann sei die Schneeschmelze noch nicht im vollen Gang.“

Synonyms

Tauwetter

Antonyms

Schneefall

This word in other languages

snowmelt(English)

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 "Schneeschmelze"?
"Schneeschmelze" is spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃneːˌʃmɛlt͡sə].
What does "Schneeschmelze" mean?
As a noun, "Schneeschmelze" means: das Tauen des Schnees, sobald milderes Wetter aufkommt
How do you pronounce "Schneeschmelze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schneeschmelze" is [ˈʃneːˌʃmɛlt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schneeschmelze" come from?
"Schneeschmelze" 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 "Schneeschmelze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schlägertrupps#90,852Speicherkarten#90,913rechtswidriger#90,784Staatsversagen#90,932

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list