Schneewehe
German, noun/ˈʃneːˌveːə/
Schneewehe is spelled S-C-H-N-E-E-W-E-H-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written German, the 267,890th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Schneewehe is a German feminine noun meaning “snowdrift” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vom Wind zusammengewehte, aufgehäufte Ansammlung von Schnee”.
What does Schneewehe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesnowdrift
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vom Wind zusammengewehte, aufgehäufte Ansammlung von Schnee
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 Schneewehe
- Schneewehen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Schneewehe?
- /ˈʃneːˌveːə/
- [ˈʃneːˌveːə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Schneewehe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Schneewehe in German?
Schneewehe appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).