Schneesturm
[ˈʃneːˌʃtʊʁm]
The verdict
“Schneesturm” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #40,826 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,826
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - starker Schneefall bei Wind, Sturm
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Schneesturm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃneːˌʃtʊʁm] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #40,826 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Schneesturm” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Schneesturm is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃneːˌʃtʊʁm]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,826 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "starker Schneefall bei Wind, Sturm".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schneesturm, with forms such as "cshneesturm", "scchneesturm", and "schenesturm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Schneesturm, spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-S-T-U-R-M.
Definition
- 1starker Schneefall bei Wind, Sturm
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cshneesturm,scchneesturm,schenesturm,schhneesturm,schneessturm,schneestrum,schneestturm,schneestumr,schneesturmm,schneesturrm,schneesutrm,schneetsurm,schneseturm,schnesturm,schnneesturm,scnheesturm,shcneesturm,sschneesturm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schneesturm - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Schneesturm”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-C-H-N-E-E-S-T-U-R-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃneːˌʃtʊʁm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.